how to say “medal” in Hebrew
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Whereas metal is a substance, a medal is an award.
The Hebrew word for metal is מַתֶּכֶת (mah-TEH-khet), explained in yesterday’s posting. מתכת comes from an authentic Hebrew root.
But the Hebrew word for medal – such as that achieved in the Olympics – is very similar to the English: מֶדַלְיָה (meh-DAHL-yah).
Both the English medal and the Hebrew מדליה derive originally from the Latin medalia, which was a coin equaling half a dinarius – in Hebrew, דִּינָר (dee-NAHR) – in value. מדליה appears in the Talmud.
The word medal or מדליה may or may not be related to the English word metal.
In the construct state we get:
מֶדַלְיַת אָרָד
bronze medal
(meh-DAHL-yaht ah-RAHD)
מדלית כֶּסֶף
silver medal
(meh-DAHL-yaht KEH-sef)
מדלית זָהָב
gold medal
(meh-DAHL-yaht zah-HAHV)
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