| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לָעוּף | la’uf | to fly (birds/insects) | Natural flying, sometimes figurative. | הציפור עפה בשמיים – the bird flew in the sky. |
| לְטוֹס | latos | to fly (airplane, pilot) | Standard modern aviation verb. | המטוס טס לניו יורק – the plane flew to New York. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְהַמְרִיא | lehamri | to take off | Airplanes, rockets; also figurative success. | המטוס המריא בזמן – the plane took off on time. |
| לַעֲלוֹת | la’alot | to ascend, go up | General “to rise,” used for planes climbing after takeoff. | המטוס עלה לגובה 10,000 רגל – the plane ascended to 10,000 feet. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לִנְחוֹת | linchot | to land | Standard aviation word for landing. | המטוס נחת בשדה התעופה – the plane landed at the airport. |
| לָרֶדֶת | laredet | to go down, descend | Neutral descent, including airplanes. | המטוס ירד בהדרגה – the plane descended gradually. |
| לִשְׁקוֹעַ | lishkoa | to sink, subside | Used literally for sinking, also metaphorically. | המטוס שקע בעננים – the plane sank into the clouds. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לְרַחֵף | lerachef | to hover, float | Helicopters, drones, or figurative hovering. | המסוק ריחף מעל העיר – the helicopter hovered above the city. |
| לְדַאוֹת | leda’ot | to glide, soar | Smooth motion without wing-flap. | הנשר דאה מעל ההרים – the eagle soared above the mountains. |
| לְהִתְעוֹפֵף | lehit’ofef | to flutter, flit | Light/repeated flying (butterflies, papers). | הפרפר התעופף בגינה – the butterfly fluttered in the garden. |
| לִפְרוֹחַ | lifroaḥ | to blossom, flourish, (poetic) to soar | Usually “to bloom,” but in compounds also for flight. | כַּדוּר פּוֹרֵחַ – hot-air balloon. |
| Hebrew | Transcription | Meaning | Notes | Example |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לִפּוֹל | lipol | to fall | Neutral “to fall,” often for planes. | המטוס נפל לים – the plane fell into the sea. |
| לְהַפִּיל | lehapíl | to shoot down, to make fall | Active – when another force causes the plane to fall. | המטוס הופל על ידי טיל – the plane was shot down by a missile. |
| הוּפַל | hufal | was shot down (passive) | Passive of lehapil. | המטוס הופל בידי האויב – the plane was shot down by the enemy. |
| לְהוֹנִחַת | lehoníach | to force down, make land | Used when planes are forced to land (by military/technical). | המטוס הונחת נחיתת חירום – the plane was forced into an emergency landing. |
| לְהִיעָלֵם | lehe’alem | to disappear (from radar) | Often the first stage before a crash report. | המטוס נעלם מהמכ״ם – the plane disappeared from the radar. |
| לְהִתְמַטֵּט | lehitmatet | to collapse | Used for midair structural failure. | המטוס התמוטט באוויר – the plane collapsed in midair. |
| לְהִתְרַסֵּק | lehit’rasek | to crash (violently) | Standard verb for “plane crash.” | המטוס התרסק בהרים – the plane crashed in the mountains. |
| לְהִישָּׁמֵד | lehishemed | to be destroyed, annihilated | Strong, formal/literary, sometimes used for aviation losses. | המטוס הושמד בקרב – the plane was destroyed in battle. |