how to say “the majority” in Hebrew
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הָרוֹב
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An important part of what חֲנֻכָּה – Hannukah – represents is the victory of the few over the many.
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The common spoken-Hebrew word for many is הַרְבֵּה , but in a more literary sense or when referring to majority, the word is רוֹב . The ר.ו.ב (r.w.b) root is the same as that of the word for rabbi – רַב – and means greatness.
Whereas in English, we talk about the vast majority, in Hebrew we say:
הָרוֹב הַמֻּחְלָט
the absolute majority
or
הָרוֹב הַמַכְרִיעַ
the decisive majority
or, to simplify:
הָרוֹב
the majority
חַג חֲנֻכָּה שָׂמֵחַ!
Happy Hanukkah holiday!
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