how to say “to compose” in Hebrew
לְחַבֵּר, לְהַלְחִין
Level 1 class in Tel Aviv starts Sunday evening.
My roommates and I put together a Hebrew cover version of U2’s smash hit from the 90’s, “One.”
The slide show is nice. My voice is the one that’s off key (ten years ago such a thing wouldn’t happen – not sure what went wrong).
It’s a bit amateurish, but we had fun, and I hope you enjoy it as well.
To view the piece and to check out the Hebrew lyrics,
The Hebrew word for to compose something in writing is לְחַבֵּר
(leh-khah-BEHR). It’s an active-intensive פיעל (pee-EL) verb.
The word for to compose a melody is לְהַלְחִין
(leh-hahl-KHEEN). It’s an active-causative הפעיל (heef-EEL) verb.
Likewise, the composer of a musical piece is called a מַלְחִין
(mahl-KHEEN), while the melody of a song is called its לַחַן
(LAH-khahn).
שבת שלום וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom and a pleasant weekend to all!
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