how to say “hotel” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

מָלוֹן

Here’s a useful word for all you tourists coming to Israel this summer: מלון
– hotel.

For example:

באיזה מלון אתם ישנים?

At what hotel are you guys staying (sleeping)?

מלון comes from the simple verb ללון
, the standard word for to sleep in Biblical Hebrew. Today ללון is considered a fancy word), while the standard word is לישון
.

More than one hotel is מלונות
.

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