List of English words of Hebrew origin
This is a list of English words of Hebrew origin. Transliterated pronunciations not found in Merriam-Webster or the American Heritage Dictionary follow Sephardic/Modern Israeli pronunciations as opposed to Ashkenazi pronunciations, with the major difference being that the letter taw is transliterated as a 't' as opposed to an 's'.
There is a separate list of English words of Semitic origin other than those solely of Hebrew or Arabic origin.
From Hebrew words
; abacus : from אבק avaq 'dust', probably from Greek ἄβαξ abax 'slab'; agora : from אגורה agorah 'small coin', from Greek agora "an assembly of the People" from ageirein "to assemble
; aliyah : from עלייה aliyah 'ascent'
; almemar : from אלממר almemar 'bema', from Arabic المنبر al-minbar 'pulpit'
; amen : from אמן amen 'certainly', 'verily'
; baal : from בעל ba'al 'lord'
; babel : from בלל balal 'confound' + in part from Akkadian ?? ?? bāb-ilu 'gate of god'
;bar mitzvah :from בר מצוה bar miṣwah 'son of the commandment'
;bath :from בַּת bath '10 gallons liquid measure' from Greek βαθύς, "deep",
;bat mitzvah :from בת מצוה bath miṣwah 'daughter of the commandment'
;behemoth :from בהמות behemoth 'beasts'
;bethel :from ביתאל beth'el 'house of God'
; : from Greek Bethesda 'Bethesda', probably from bayith chesed 'house of kindness'
;bris :from ברית b'rith 'covenant'
;brith milah :from b'rith milah 'covenant of circumcision'
; :perhaps from barukh hab-ba 'blessed be he who comes'
;cab :from qab 'hollow vessel'
;cabal :from קַבָּלָה qabbalah 'received '
;challah :from חלה ḥallah 'egg-rich yeast-leavened bread'
;chazan, hazan :from חזן ḥazzan 'cantor' + in part from Aramaic, both from Akkadian
;cherub :from כרוב kerubh 'celestial hierarchy angel'
;chutzpah :from חֻצְפָּה ḥuṣpah 'supreme self-confidence'
;cider :from שכר shekhar 'strong drink'
; :disputed + perhaps from כל בצדק kol beṣedeq 'all with justice'
;cor, kor :from kor '100 gallons capacity'
;corban :from קָרְבָּן qorban 'offering'
;dybbuk :from דיבוק dibbuq 'wandering soul'
;edenic :from עדן eden 'delight'
;ephah :from איפה ephah '1/10 homer dry measure', from Egyptian
;galilee :from Latin galilaea, from גליל galiyl 'circle', 'circuit'
; :from גנב gannabh 'thief'
;gerah :from גרה gerah 'grain', 'bean'
;get :from גט get 'document of release'
;golem :from גולם golem 'shapeless mass'
;goy :from גוי goy 'nation'
;gun moll :from גנב gannabh 'thief' + from מִרְיָם Miryam 'Miriam' + perhaps from Egyptian
;habdalah :from habhdalah 'separation'
;haftarah, haphtarah :from patar 'separate', 'discharge'
;haggadah :from heged 'a saying'
;halacha :from הלכה halakhah 'way'
;hallelujah, alleluia :from הללויה halleluyah 'praise the Yahweh|'
; :from hlṣ 'be in the vanguard'
;hebraize :from עברי ibhri 'region across '
;heder :from חדר heder 'room'
;homer :from חמר hamar 'surge up', 'swell up', Greek ὅμηρος, "hostage"
;hora :from הוֹרָה horah 'circle dance of Romania and Israel', from Romanian horă, from Turkish hora, perhaps from Greek χορός khoros 'round dance'
;hosanna :from hoshi'ah-nna 'save please'
;jubilee :from יובל yobhel 'ram's horn'
;judas :from יהודה yehuda 'celebrated'
;kabbalah, cabala :from קַבָּלָה qabbalah 'received '
;kaddish :from qds 'sanctify'
;kashrut :from כשר ksr 'be appropriate'
;kibbutz :from קיבוץ qibbuṣ 'gathering'
;kibosh :disputed + perhaps from כבש kabash 'tread down', 'disregard'
;kiddush :from qiddush 'sanctification'
;klezmer :from כלי זמר k'ley zemer 'musical instruments'
;knesset : from kanas 'assemble'
;kosher :from כשר ksr 'be appropriate'
;lehayim : from l'ḥaim 'to life'
;leviathan :from לויתן liwyathan 'sea monster, whale'
;macabre :from French macabre, probably from Latin Machabaeorum, from מקבה maqqaba 'hammer', from נקב naqab 'perforate'
;maftir : from maphtir 'one that dismisses'
;mahzor :from ḥzr 'return'
;manna :from מן man
;matzo :from מצה maṣah 'unleavened bread'
;maven :from מבין mebhin 'one who is experienced', 'one who understands'
;mazeltov :from מזל טוב mazzal tob 'good luck'
; :from מזומן mezumman 'fixed'
; :from galal 'roll'
;menorah :from מנורה menorah 'candlestick'
; :from משוגע meshugga 'crazy'.
;messiah :from משיח mashiaḥ 'anointed' + in part from Aramaic meshiha 'anointed'
;mezuzah :from מְזוּזָה mezuzah 'doorpost'
;midrash :from מדרש midrash 'exposition', 'explanation'
;mikvah :from miqwah 'purification bath'
;minyan :from מִנְיָן minyan 'number', 'count', from Aramaic
;mitzvah :from מצוה miṣwah 'commandment'
;mohel :from מוהל mohel 'person qualified to perform circumcision'
;momser :from momser 'bastard'
;mishpachah :from mishpahah 'family', 'clan'
;moshav :from מוֹשָׁב moshabh 'dwelling'
;nabla :probably from nebhel 'harp'
;nachas :pleasure, satisfaction, delight; proud enjoyment
;nebel :from nebhel 'harp'
;omer :from עמר omer '1/10 ephah dry capacity'
;parashah :from parashah 'explanation'
;pascal :from 'Pascal', from פסח pesah 'passover'
; :from פסח על pasah al 'passed over'
;pharaoh :from פרעה par'oh 'ruler of ancient Egypt', from Egyptian
;pharisee :from Aramaic perisha 'separated', from פרש parash 'separate', 'cleave'
;rabbi :from רב rabh 'master'
;rebbe :from רב rabh 'master'
;rebbetzin :from רב rabh 'master'
;rhotacism :perhaps from rosh 'head' + from Phoenician
;sabbatical :from שׁבת shabbat 'day of rest'
; :from ṣabar 'prickly pear'
;satanic :from שטן satan 'adversary', 'devil'
;schmooze :from שמועות shemu'oth 'news', 'rumor'
;schwa :from שוא schewa 'unstressed mid-central vowel', probably from Syriac ܥܗܘܐܝܝܐ sewayya 'equal'
;seder :from סדר seder 'order'
;selah :from סֶלָה selah 'suspension', 'pause'
;seraph :from שׂרף saraph 'celestial being'
;shadchan : from shiddekh 'arrange a marriage'
; : from shadrach 'captive'
;shalom :from שָׁלוֹם shalom 'peace'
;shalom aleichem :from שָׁלוֹם עֲלֵיכֶם shalom 'alekhem 'peace unto you'
;shammes :from שמש shammash 'sexton'
;shamus :perhaps from שמש shammash 'sexton'
;shegetz :from שקץ sheqes 'blemish', 'abomination'
;shekel :from שקל saqal 'weigh', from Canaanite tql
;sheol : from se'ol 'underworld', perhaps from shaal 'dig'
;shibboleth :from שיבולת shibboleth 'stream', 'ear of grain'
;shiksa :from שקץ sheqes 'blemish', 'abomination'
;shivah :from shibh'ah 'seven'
;shofar :from shophar 'ram's horn'
;siddur :from סידור siddur 'arrangement', 'order'
;sukkah :from סוכה sukkah 'booth', 'shelter'
;sycamine :from שִׁקמָה shiqmah 'mulberry tree'
;tallith :from tillel 'cover'
;talmudism :from lamad 'learn'
;teraph :from תרפים teraphim 'household god'
;torah :from תּוֹרָה tora 'law', 'instruction'
;tref :from taraph 'tear'
;tsuris :from ṣarah 'calamity'
;, :from תחת tahath 'under', 'beneath'
;tzitzit, zizith :from ציצית ṣiṣith 'fringes', 'tassels'
;ulpan :from aleph 'ox', 'leader'
;yeshiva :from ישיבה yeshibhah 'talmudic school'
;yid :from יהודה yehudah 'celebrated'
;zaddik :from צדיק ṣaddiq 'just', 'righteous'
From Hebrew names
; abelia : from 'Abel', from הבל Hebhel 'Abel'; abelian : from 'Abel', from הבל Hebhel 'Abel'
; abigail : from אֲבִיגַיִל Avigail 'Abigail'
; adam-and-eve : from אדם Adam 'Adam' + from חוה Hawwah 'Eve'
; ammonite: from עַמּוֹן Ammon, Biblical tribe
; : from בית לחם Beth Leḥem 'Bethlehem'
; : from יֵשׁוּעַ Yeshu'a 'Jesus'
; benday : from Binyamin 'Benjamin' + from Old English
; cassia: from קסיה qəṣi`â
; davit : from דָּוִד Dawid 'David'
; hamantasch : from Haman 'Haman' + from Yiddish
; hansom : from 'Hansom', from 'Hans', from Yohanan 'John'
; jack : 1 from יוחנן Yohanan 'John'
2 perhaps from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jacket : from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jacobean : from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jacquard : from 'Jacquard', from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jacquerie : from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jakes : perhaps from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jeez : from יֵשׁוּעַ Yeshu'a 'Jesus'
; : from יהוא Yehu 'Jehu'
; jeremiad : from יִרְמְיָה Yirmeyah 'Jeremiah'
; jeroboam : from יָרָבְעָם Yarobh'am 'Jeroboam'
; jesuit : from יֵשׁוּעַ Yeshu'a 'Jesus'
; : from איזבל Izebhel 'Jezebel'
; jimmy : from 'James', from יַעֲקֹב Ya'aqobh 'Jacob'
; jockey : from יוחנן Yohanan 'John'
; joe : from יוֹסֵף Yoseph 'Joseph'
; john : from יוחנן Yohanan 'John'
; : from יוחנן Yohanan 'John'
; : perhaps from Yehoram 'Joram'
; : from יוֹסֵף Yoseph 'Joseph'
; lazar : from אלעזר El'azar 'Lazarus'
; lazaretto : from אלעזר El'azar 'Lazarus' + from נָצְרַת natzerath 'Nazareth'
; macadam : from 'McAdam', in part from Adham 'Adam'
; macadamia : from 'Macadam', in part from Adham 'Adam'
; marionette : from מִרְיָם Miryam 'Miriam' + perhaps from Egyptian
; : from מִרְיָם Miryam 'Miriam' + perhaps from Egyptian
; mick : from Mikha'el 'Michael'
; mickey : perhaps from Mikha'el 'Michael'
; miquelet : probably from Catalan Miquel, from Mikha'el 'Michael'
; moll : from מִרְיָם Miryam 'Miriam' + perhaps from Egyptian
; nance : from 'Nancy', probably in part from חנה Ḥannah 'Anna'
; nimrod : from נמרוד Nimrodh 'Nimrod'
; philistine : 1 from פלשתים Pelistim 'Philistines' 'Aegean people who settled Philistia'
2 from פלשת Pelesheth 'Philistia'
; rube : from רְאוּבֵן Re'ubhen 'Reuben'
; samaritan : from שֹׁמְרוֹן Shomron 'Samaria'
; semitist : from שם Shem 'Shem'
; simony : from שִׁמְעוֹן Shim'on 'Simon'
; sodom : from סדום s'dom 'Sodom'
; toby : from טוביה Toviah 'Tobias'
; yankee : probably from יוחנן Yohanan 'John'
Letter names
aleph, beth, gimel, daleth, he, waw, zayin, heth, teth, yod, kaph, lamed, mem, nun, samekh, ayin, pe, sadhe, qoph, resh, shin, taw; alpha : from Greek Άλφα alpha, perhaps from אלף aleph 'ox', 'leader' + from Canaanite ??? 'alp 'ox'
; beta : from Greek Βήτα beta, from בית bet 'house', probably from Phoenician + from Canaanite ??? bet 'house'
; gamma : from Greek Γάμμα gamma, perhaps from גמל gimel 'ruminant beast' + from Phoenician ????
; delta : from Greek Δέλτα delta, perhaps from דלת deleth 'door' + of Semitic origin, akin to Phoenician ???? dalt 'door'
; eta : from Greek eta, perhaps from chet 'terror' + from Phoenician ??
; iota : from Greek Ιώτα iota, perhaps from יד yodh 'hand' + from Phoenician ???
; kappa : from Greek Κάππα kappa, perhaps from כף kaph 'palm of the hand' + from Phoenician ???
; lambda : from Greek Λάμβδα lambda, perhaps from למד lamedh 'whip', 'club' + from Phoenician ????
; nu : from Greek Νυ nu, perhaps from נון nun 'fish' + of Semitic origin
; pi : from Greek Πι pi, perhaps from פה pe 'mouth' + from Phoenician ??
; rho : from Greek Ρω rho, perhaps from ראש rosh 'head' + from Phoenician ???
; tau : from Greek Ταυ tau, perhaps from taw 'mark', 'cross' + from Phoenician ???