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Last Updated on November 13, 2021
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Housing in Israel – דיור בישראל
| English | Transliteration | Hebrew |
| Apartment | Dira | דירה |
| Clause | Se’if | סעיף |
| Contract | Ho’ze | חוזה |
| Electricity | Hashmal | חשמל |
| Electricity bill | Heshbon Hashmal | חשבון חשמל |
| Electricity Meter |
Sha’on Hash’mal | שעון חשמל |
| Elevator | Ma’alit | מעלית |
| Gas | Gaz | גז |
| Guarantee check | Shtar Bi’ta’chon | שטר ביטחון |
| Guarantee (a loan) | Aravut | ערבות |
| Guarantee (warranty) | Ahra’ut | אחריות |
| Guarantor | Arav | ערב |
| House | Bayit | בית |
| Insurance | Bituach | ביטוח |
| Land Acquisition Tax | Mas Re’chi’sha | מס רכישה |
| Land Registry | Tabu | טבו |
| Landlord | Baal Ha’bayit | בעל הבית |
| Lessee | So’cher | שוכר |
| Lessor | Mas’kir | משכיר |
| Loan | Halva’a | הלואה |
| Mortgage | Mash’kanta | משכנתא |
| Property tax | Arnona | ארנונה |
| Real Estate | Nadlan | נדלן |
| Realtor | Sochen Nadlan | סוכן נדלן |
| Renting | LeHaskir | להשכיר |
| Rent payment | Schar Dira | שכר דירה |
| Tenant | Dayar | דייר |
| Terraced | Medurag | מדורג |
| Third party | Tzad Gimmel | צד גימל |
| Water | Mayim | מים |
| Water meter | Shaon Mayim | שעון מים |
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