how to say “excuses” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

תֵּרוּצִים
 

 

 
The Hebrew word for excuse is תֵּרוּץ  . It comes from Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmud, where it refers to the solution to a problem.
 
For example:
 
הַיֶּלֶד אַלּוּף בְּהַמְצָאַת תֵּרוּצִים.
The boy is an expert (a champion) in inventing excuses.
 
 
Likewise, to make an excuse or to solve a problem in Modern Hebrew is the active-intensive verb לְתָרֵץ  .
 
For example:
 
הוּא תֵּרֵץ אֶת הַסּוּגְיָה.
He solved the issue.
 

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