How to say “independence” in Hebrew
עצמאות
The Hebrew word עַצְמָאוּת (ahts-mah-OOT) comes from the root ע.צ.מ (a.ts.m.), which carries the basic meaning of essence or that which stands out.
An independent political entity stands out as unique in the world; it waves a flag of its own:
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| Incidentally, these are the colors on the Ulpan La-Inyan website. |
Some other words that carry the same root are בְּעֶצֶם (be-EHT-sehm – actually) and עֶצֶם (EHT-sehm – bone).
This email is arriving to you before the sharp transition from the mourning of יום הזכרון (yohm hah-zee-kah-ROHN) to the celebration of יום העצמאות… so I won’t throw in the fun songs at this point. Instead, you can tune in to my radio show at 3pm on RustyMike.