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Israel Banks & Banking – Acronyms & Abbreviations
Acronyms and abbreviations are used daily in both written and spoken Hebrew for example, when recommending your bank to your cousin who just made Aliyah, you would say “I bank at BALAL”. BALAL is the Hebrew acronym for Bank Leumi L’Yisrael – בל”ל.
OSH is another must-know term – עו”ש – and it refers to a current checking account. 
Here are a few more
| English | Hebrew | Abbreviation |
| Bank Discount | בנק דיסקונט לישראל | בד”ל |
| Bank Leumi | בנק לאומי לישראל | בל”ל |
| Bank Leumi Mortgage Bank | בנק לאומי למשכנתאות | בלמ”ש |
| Bank Mizrahi | בנק המזרחי | בהמ”ז |
| Bank Hapoalim | בנק הפועלים | בנה”פ |
| Israel Discount Bank | בנק דיסקונט לישראל | אַי.דִּי.בִּי |
| Israeli Credit Card | כרטיסי אשראי לישראל | כא”ל |
| Bonus terms: | ||
| Account management fees | דמי ניהול חשבון | דנ”ח |
| Commission | דמי עמלה | דע”מ |
| Monthly payment/stop order | הוראת קבע | הו”ק |
| Loan | הלואה | הלו’ |
| Bank account | חשבון בנק | חשב”ק |
| Current/Checking account | עובר ושב | עו”ש |
- A complete list of banking terms with Hebrew, English and transliterations
- Watch the video – Hebrew banking terms every oleh needs to know
- Israel banking made simple
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