how to say “childhood” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

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יַלְדּוּת

 

 
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Some words are so basic to humanity that they appear in very close form in languages quite different from one another.
 
One example is the word for earth, which, in Hebrew, is אֶרֶץ ( listen and repeat). Another is wine, יַיִן ( listen and repeat).
 
Another may be child, whose Hebrew equivalent is יֶלֶד ( listen and repeat).
 
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And the Hebrew word for childhood is יַלְדּוּת ( listen and repeat).
 
For example:
 
אִם הַנְּעוּרִים תְּקוּפָה יָפָה, הַיַּלְדּוּת תְּקוּפָה שְׂמֵחָה, בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל.
If youth (adolescence) is a beautiful time, childhood is a happy time, usually.
 
The word for childish is יָלְדּוּתִי ( listen and repeat), as described here.
 
by Ami Steinberger Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan
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