how to say “food processor” in Hebrew

ah-voh-DAH eev-REET Jewish (“Hebrew”) Labor

Part 1 of the term


To work or to labor is a simple action, at least grammatically speaking. The word for to work in Hebrew is לַעֲבוֹד (lah-ah-VOHD), a simple (פעל) verb.


Intensifying the action of working, those reviving the Hebrew language used the root ע.ב.ד (a.b.d) to come up with לְעַבֵּד (leh-ah-BED), an active-intensive (פיעל) verb meaning to process.


Part 2 of the term


There are two major words for food in Hebrew. The one used in day-to-day speech is אֹכֶל (OH-khel). The other, used in more formal contexts, is מָזוֹן (mah-ZOHN), as in בִּרְכַּת הַמָּזוֹן (beer-KAHT hah-mah-ZOHN) – the blessing of the food (grace after meals).


Putting it together…


…we get מְעַבֵּד מָזוֹן (meh-ah-BED mah-ZOHN) for the Hebrew equivalent of the modern invention, the food processor.