how to say “fateful” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

גּוֹרָלִי

The Hebrew word for fate or destiny is גורל
.

Thus גורלי
means fateful when referring to something grammatically masculine, while גורלית
refers to something feminine.

For example:

לעלות לארץ הייתה החלטה גורלית עם השפעות דרמטיות על חיי.

To immigrate to Israel was a fateful decision with dramatic effect(s) on my life.

I’ll tell you about them in today’s video.

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