Israeli Ranks

I needed a table so I could understand the Israeli system of ranks.

Rank	Usual Abbreviation	Rough Meaning or Equivalent Rank	Comment	Modern Insignia
Tiron		Recruit
Turai		Private
Turai-Rishon	TARASH.	Lance Corporal / Private 1st Class	In use until 1999
Rav-Turai	RABAT .	Corporal	Insignia not worn in combat.
Rav-Turai Rishon	RaTAR	Corporal 1st Class	In use 1972-82
Segen mihuts la’minyan	Samal	Sergeant
Samal-Rishon	Sam’ar.	Staff Sergeant
Samal-Bakhír	Samab	Senior Sergeant	In use until 1952
Rav-Samal	RaS	Company Sergeant Major (CSM)	Zahal translates this rank as Sergeant 1st Class
Rav-Samal-Rishon	RaSAR	Regimental Sergeant Major (RSM) / Master Sergeant	Zahal translates this rank as 1st Sergeant
Rav-Samal-Mitqadem	Rasam
Rav-Samal-Bakhír	Rasab	Warrant Officer
Rav-Nagad	Ranag	Chief Warrant Officer
Segen-Mishne	SEGUM.	Subaltern / 2nd Lieutenant	In use from 1952. Platoon commander
Segen		Lieutenant	Until 1951 was a Platoon Commander; Post-1951 is the Company Executive Officer
Segen-Rishon		Lieutenant 1st Class	In use until 1951. Company Executive Officer.
Seren		Captain	Company Commander
Rav-Seren		Major	Battalion Executive Officer
Segun-Aluf	Saal	Lieutenant-Colonel	Battalion Commander
Aluf-Mishne	Alam	Colonel	Brigade or Regiment Commander
Tat-Aluf	Taal	Brigadier-General	introduced after the Six-Day war, 1967.
Aluf		Major-General	Command a Branch of Service
Rav-Aluf		Lieutenant-General
Rosh Mattay Ha’Klali	RAMATKAL.	Chief of the General Staff	The highest ranking officer in the IDF. A role held by the Rav-Aluf

Note:

• Rav means “Above”
• Rishon means “First”
• Bakhír means “Senior”
• Mishne means “Vice” as in Vice-president so for practical purposes it means “Second” or “Below”.

There are also three roles that personnel of different ranks can take.

Finally, the IDF Artillery units are the only IDF units to have and use a Regimental Structure.

Insignia from IDF Ranks