how to say “sailor” in Hebrew
מַלָּח
The Hebrew word for sailor, appearing already in Biblical Hebrew, is מַלָּח
For example:
הַמַּלָּחִים עוֹבְדִים עַל הַסְּפִינָה.
The sailors are working on the ship.
With an ah-AH vowel sequence and an emphasized second root letter, מַלָּח follows the sound pattern of the names of other professionals, such as טַבָּחmeaning butcher and נַגָּרmeaning carpenter.
meaning butcher and נַגָּרmeaning carpenter.Don’t confuse מלח with ְמַלְאָךmeaning angel, or in Biblical Hebrew, also messenger – though the two words sound alike in today’s pronunciation.
meaning angel, or in Biblical Hebrew, also messenger – though the two words sound alike in today’s pronunciation.And don’t confuse מַלָּח with מֶלַחmeaning salt – though the words are spelled the same way.
meaning salt – though the words are spelled the same way.A synonym for מַלָּח is יַמַּאי, derived from the word for sea, יָם.
, derived from the word for sea, יָם.