בריא
barí
The Hebrew word for healthy is בריא (barí).
בריא is an adjective used to describe someone or something enjoying good health. You can also use related noun phrases to specify types of well-being, such as בריאות הנפש for mental health, בריאות הגוף for physical health or בריאות רוחנית for spiritual health.
Meaning: enjoying good health (adj)
Which one should you use?
While בריא (barí) is the adjective meaning healthy, the Hebrew noun for 'health' is בריאות (bri'ut).
How does it change in a sentence?
The form of the adjective changes depending on the gender and number of the noun it describes: use בריא for masculine singular, בריאה for feminine singular, בריאים for masculine plural and בריאות for feminine plural.
How do you pronounce it?
barí
Did you know?
- The phrase לבריאות is also used as a toast when drinking, meaning 'to your health'.
- In some contexts, describing a person as בריא can be a euphemism for saying they are 'sane' or 'mentally sound'.
- The concept of 'mental health' in Hebrew, בריאות הנפש, uses the word נפש which refers to the soul or psyche, emphasizing a holistic connection between body and spirit.
Examples in context
- תום לא היה בריא.Tom wasn't healthy.This sentence uses בריא to describe a person's state of health.Tatoeba #5479808 by fekundulo, translation #5446771 by CK
- זה בריא לגוף שלך.It's healthy for your body.This sentence uses בריא to describe something beneficial for the body.Tatoeba #2365224 by fekundulo, translation #2366922 by AlanF_US
- תחרות זה דבר בריא.Competition is a healthy thing.This sentence uses בריא to describe a concept like competition.Tatoeba #5884875 by fekundulo, translation #5135005 by CK
- מקווה שתחזור לבריאות בקרוב!I hope you will return to health soon!
- 65 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Agur and Daniel are talking about their lifestyle.
- עגור Adiדניאל, אתה נראה בריא מאוד היום.Daniel, ata nira bari me'od hayom.Daniel, you look very healthy today.
- דניאל Danielתודה, אני מנסה לאכול נכון.Toda, ani menase le'echol nachon.Thanks, I'm trying to eat right.
- עגור Adiזה חשוב להיות בריא בשביל העבודה.Ze chashuv lihyot bari bishvil ha'avoda.It is important to be healthy for work.
- דניאל Danielאת צודקת, עגור. אני מרגיש מצוין.At tzadeket, Agur. Ani margish metzuyan.You are right, Agur. I feel great.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “healthy” translations and entries בריא, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
