how to say “chain” or “necklace” in Hebrew
שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת
The Hebrew word for chain (Biblical as well as Modern) is שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת . Say it out loud a few times.
. Say it out loud a few times.As a chain is a string of connected loops (לוּלָאוֹת ), the word שרשרת itself conveys a sense of pieces being connected to one another – with two instances of שׁר joined in the word – in a flexible manner with the soothing, flowing sh sound.
), the word שרשרת itself conveys a sense of pieces being connected to one another – with two instances of שׁר joined in the word – in a flexible manner with the soothing, flowing sh sound.The word in context:
הִתְחַלְתִּי לְקַבֵּל מִכְתַב שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת אֶלֶקְטְרוֹנִי.
I started receiving an electronic letter chain.
שרשרת can also refer to the chain people wear around their necks – a necklace.
For example:
בַּחֲנוּת הַתַּכְשִׁיטִים בַּטַּיֶּלֶת מוֹכְרִים שַׁרְשְׁרָאוֹת יָפוֹת.
At the jewelry shop on the boardwalk they’re selling nice necklaces.
