how to say “group” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/קבוצה-#.m4a” /]קְבוּצָה

In Biblical Hebrew, קבוצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/קבוצה-#.m4a” /] referred to a group of objects gathered together:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/קבוצה-#.m4a” /]“קְבֻצַת כֶּסֶף וּנְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל וְעוֹפֶרֶת…” (יחזקאל כ”ב, כ’)

“A grouping of silver and bronze and iron and lead…” (Ezekiel 22:20)

But in Modern Hebrew, קבוצה usually refers to a group of people:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/קבוצה-#.m4a” /]הקבוצה הזאת נפגשת פעם בשבועיים.

This group meets once every two weeks.

קבוצה derives from the root ק.צ.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/קבוצה-#.m4a” /] meaning collection. A related word is קובץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/קבוצה-#.m4a” /] – a file.