how to say “excuses” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

תֵּרוּצִים

 

 
The Hebrew word for excuse is תֵּרוּץ listen and repeat. 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 listen and repeat.
 
For example:
 
הוּא תֵּרֵץ אֶת הַסּוּגְיָה.
He solved the issue.

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