how to say “decoration” in Hebrew

 

קִשּׁוּט
 

 

 
The Hebrew word for to decorate first appears in the Mishnah, where it refers to people adorning themselves, using the reflexive verb לְהִתְקַשֵּׁט  .
 
Since then, the word has taken on the meaning of decorating objects as well, employing the active-intensive verb, לְקַשֵּׁט 
 
The word for decoration follows that verb form: קִשּׁוּט  .
 
For example:
 
אֲנַחְנוּ קִשַּׁטְנוּ אֶת הַסֻּכָּה בְּכָל מִינֵי קִשּׁוּטִים יָפִים.
We decorated the Sukkah with all kinds of pretty decorations.
 

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