how to say “sad” in Hebrew
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עָצוּב, עֲצוּבָה
The Hebrew word for sad is עצוב
in the masculine and עצובה in the feminine.
in the masculine and עצובה in the feminine.For example:
כְּשֶׁאֲנִי קוֹרֵא עַל טַיְפוּן הַייאֶן, אֲנִי מַרְגִּישׁ עָצוּב.
As I read about Typhoon Haiyan, I feel sad.
עצוב comes from the Biblical root ע.צ.ב (a.ts.b) meaning pain, displeasure and grief. It also makes up the Modern-Hebrew word for nerve, עָצָב, whose plural form is עֲצַבִּים
, whose plural form is עֲצַבִּים
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