how to say “raffle” in Hebrew
הַגְרָלָה
The ancient Hebrew root ג.ר.ל (g.r.l) appears already in Torah, where it refers to lots – גּוֹרָלוֹת . In Modern Hebrew we use the word גּוֹרָל to mean destiny or fate.
. In Modern Hebrew we use the word גּוֹרָל to mean destiny or fate.As a raffle is something given to chance or fate, the Hebrew word for it is הַגְרָלָה . It’s the abstract noun form of the active-causative verb לְהַגְרִיל – to raffle.
. It’s the abstract noun form of the active-causative verb לְהַגְרִיל – to raffle.For example:
הַיּוֹם אֲנַחְנוּ עוֹשִׂים הַגְרָלָה בְּבִנְיָנֵי הָאוּמָה.
Today there’s a raffle at Binyanei HaUmah (a Jerusalem convention center).
