how to say “Iron Dome” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/כיפת-ברזל-#.m4a” /]כִּיפַּת בַּרְזֶל
If you had to deal with hostile neighbors shooting rockets at you from their children’s bedroom, what would you do? Part of Israel’s answer has been to develop the Iron Dome defense system, which has a 90% success rate in intercepting rockets, many of which are fired from Hamas bases in the Gaza Strip such as schools and hospitals.
Iron Dome is the literal translation of כיפת ברזל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/כיפת-ברזל-#.m4a” /] (or dome of iron).
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/כיפת-ברזל-#.m4a” /]כיפת ברזל מיירטת טילים כמעט ללא הפסקה.
Iron Dome intercepts rockets almost non-stop.
What does כיפת ברזל have to do with the Dome of the Rock? Watch today’s video to find out.
