After – a night off, sleep at home for a night and arrive at the base the next morning.
Bach – training base (each brigade has one e.g. Bach Golani)
Bakum – absorption and screening base
Barror – physical test (push ups, pull ups, running etc.)
Beitim – sick leave on base
Bikur rofeh – doctor’s office off base
Chafshash – time off before discharge (can be 2-4 weeks)
Chamshush – getting off base for Shabbat on Thursday
Chofesh – vacation days
Choger – army ID
Chopel – Medic in charge of the pluga
Chovesh – medic
Close Shabbat – staying on base for Shabbat
Closing 21 – staying on base for 21 days straight
Course Katzin – officer course (mem-mem and higher)
Course makim – commander course (mefaked)
Course mishtachim – reintegration course given before they finish their active duty service
Cutting their card (choger)- the final act of discharge (they usually take a picture)
Diskeet – dog tags
Distance – The social distance between a commander and their soldiers, especially in training, once the soldier is finished training their commander will ‘break distance’
Ezrachi – civilian clothing
Gadzar – special forces
G’dud – infantry
Gibbush – try out for special/elite forces
Gimmelim – sick leave off base
Gius – enlistment/drafting
Hafnaya – medical appointment
Hakpatza – soldiers being woken in the middle of the night to do an exercise
Hashba’ah – swearing in
Imun mitkadem – advanced training (training after finishing maslul)
Ishur – permission
Jobnik – non combat soldier
Katzin – commander
Katzina tash – in charge of all mashakit tot (social workers) on a base
Kav – operational assignment
Keva – extra time (signing extra time for different reasons e.g. To be a commander or officer)
Kravi – combat
Kumta – beret
Lila lavan – up all night doing exercises etc. during training
Lochem – warrior
Machal – 18 months of service for non Israeli citizens
Machlakah – a platoon – about 40 soldiers
Machzor – draft class (drafts take place in March/April, July/August, and November/December)
Madim – uniform – two sets: ma-dey aleph (dress uniform worn off base) and ma-dey bet (uniform worn on base)
Maflag – commanders in charge of logistics
Magad – commander of the base
Mak (or Mafkatz) – Squad commander
Masa – a long march
Masa kumtah – very long hike that takes place prior to the tekes kumtah
Mashakit tash – social worker
Maslul – advanced training
Matkali – entitled to (e.g. matkali a meyuchedet)
Mefaked/mefakedet – commander (of a squad/tzevet – about 15 soldiers)
Mekutzeret – Shabbat off but has to be back on base by Saturday night
Mem-mem – mefaked machlakah – officer in charge of a platoon – about 40 soldiers
Mem-pey – mefaked pluga – officer in charge of the company – about 120 soldiers
Mem-somach-pey – assistant to the mem pey
Meyuchedet – 30 day leave to visit parents in their home country
Michve Alon – up to three months of army ulpan with a little bit of physical training. Counts towards their army service but not really the army yet.
Miluim – reserve duty
Mishtachar – finish service/discharge
Mispar Ishi – personal ID number that every soldier is assigned
Mitbach – kitchen
Mitztayan – outstanding soldier
Moket Chayalim Bodedim – Office in the IDF that handles lone soldier issues – phone
number is *1111
Pazzam – experienced in the army
Pikadon – money given after the army for school, business wedding
Pitur – exemption
Pitur zakan – exemption from shaving
Pluga – a company – about 120 soldiers
Profile score – physical fitness score given at the tzav rishon – this score determines where you can be placed in the army, 97 is the highest score)
RAM shtyim, RAM 2 – hospital for chayalim
Regilah – 1 week leave (usually given to the entire tzevet after finishing certain parts of training)
Rofeh – doctor
Samal – sargent
Sayeret – elite units
Seicah – pin
Semel – unit symbol/logo
Sharaishoot –person in charge of vacation leave
Shastash – during training, the free hour at the end of the day for personal business (shower etc.) this is when they get their phone
Shavua milchama – war week during training
Shekem – store on base to buy snacks etc.
Shetach – field – literally
Shin Gimmel – the front gate of the base
Shipzur – to rig a piece of equipment
Shmirah – guard duty
Siyur – doing patrol in a vehicle
Tafkid – assignment/job
Tash – easy
Tekes – ceremony
Tirinut – basic training
Tzahove – by the book, goody-goody
Tzair – inexperienced soldier
Tzav rishon – notice and first interview with the recruitment office
Tzevet – squad/team/unit
Tzahov – someone who eagerly follows all the rules
Tziud – equipment
Yichida – unit
Yitziot – schedule (e.g. 11/3 or 17/4 – on base/home)
Yom sidurim – day to run errands
Yom-ee-yot – job in the army in which you go home everyday