how to say “heating” in Hebrew
The Hebrew word for heat or warmth (and fever) is חוֹם (khohm). To heat something is לְחַמֵּם (leh-khah-MEM), a פיעל (pee-EL) verb. The act of heating is חִמּוּם (khee-MOOM).
For example, a תָּנוּר חימום (tah-NOOR khee-MOOM) is a space heater, or literally, a heating oven.
But there’s another, more common word, that refers to heating as we know it domestically – that cozy heating that we enjoy (or crave) in our cold winter climates. This word is הַסָּקָה (hah-sah-KAH).
The word appears in Mishnaic Hebrew, and if I’m not mistaken, it comes from the Aramaic root נ.ס.ק (n.s.k), which means, to rise. Which is what heat does.
הַסָּקָה מֶרְכָּזִית (hah-sah-KAH mehr-kah-ZEET) is central heating.
Stay warm!
in Jerusalem, Efrat and Raanana.
