| חוץ מ־ |
chútz mi- |
except for, aside from |
Most common and informal; works for both people and things. |
כולם באו לחגיגה חוץ מיוסי – Everyone came to the party except for Yossi. |
| מלבד |
milvad |
besides, apart from |
Slightly more formal; often in writing or speech when listing exceptions or additions. |
מלבד הספרים, הבאתי גם מחברות – Besides the books, I also brought notebooks. |
| למעט |
lema’et |
excluding, except for |
Formal; common in official/bureaucratic contexts. |
כל העובדים יקבלו בונוס, למעט שניים – All employees will get a bonus, except for two. |
| פרט ל־ |
prat le- |
except for, apart from |
Formal/literary; literally “apart from.” |
פרט לכך, הכל היה בסדר – Apart from that, everything was fine. |
| זולת |
zulát |
except for, besides |
Very formal/poetic; mostly in literature or high-register speech. |
אין לו חבר זולת אחיו – He has no friend except for his brother. |
| בלעד־ |
bil’ad- |
without, except for |
Formal/literary; can also mean “if it weren’t for” in conditional sense. |
בלעדיך לא הייתי מצליח – I wouldn’t have succeeded without you. |