how to say “appropriate attire” in Hebrew
לְבוּשׁ הוֹלֵם
Someone pointed out that in my entry last week on different articles of clothing, I neglected to mention the word for clothing itself.
The simple word is בֶּגֶד , meaning garment. In the plural it’s בְּגָדִים .
, meaning garment. In the plural it’s בְּגָדִים .For example:
הִיא לָבְשָׁה בְּגָדִים יָפִים.
She wore nice clothes.
There’s the more generic word בִּגּוּד , in English apparel, as in:
, in English apparel, as in:חִפַּשְׂתִּי בַּחֲנוּת בֶּגֶד יָם, אָבָל אָמְרוּ לִי שֶׁמּוֹכְרִים רַק בִּגּוּד חֹרֶף.
I looked for a bathing suit at the shop, but they told me they’re only selling winter apparel.
The root of these words is ב.ג.ד (b.g.d), also the root of the word for betrayal.
And then there’s the higher-register word לְבוּשׁ , in English, attire.
, in English, attire. For example:
יֵשׁ לְהַגִּיעַ לַטֶּקֶס בִּלְבוּשׁ הוֹלֵם.
Come to the ceremony dressed in appropriate attire.
לבוש comes from the root ל.ב.שׁ (l.b.sh) meaning wearing.
