how to say “swimming pool” in Hebrew

 

בְּרֵכַת שְׂחִיָּה

 

 
I’m loving the warm weather here in Israel. It’s perfect for swimming, my favorite sport.
 
The Hebrew term for swimming is שְׂחִיָּה listen and repeat, derived from the simple verb לִשְׂחוֹת listen and repeat to swim – of the root שׂ.ח.ה (s.kh.h).
 
And a pool is a בְּרֵכָה listen and repeat. Thus a swimming pool is a בריכת שחייה listen and repeat, though you’re more likely to hear it referred to simply as a בריכה.
 
For example:
 
בַּחֹרֶף הוּא שׂוֹחֶה בִּבְרֵכָה מְקוֹרָה.
In the winter he swims in an indoor (enclosed) pool.

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