how to say “bride” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /]כַּלָּה
The Hebrew word for bride is כלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /]איפה קונים שמלת כלה במחיר טוב?
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If you look carefully at the vocalized version of כַּלַּה – you’ll see a dot in the ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /]. This dot indicates that the ל was once pronounced with emphasis, since it represents not just itself but also a second letter that got dropped off due to difficulties in pronunciation. In the case of כלה, the missing letter is another ל: the root of כלה is כ.ל.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /].
Thus a wedding night or the bride’s night is ליל כלולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /]: in כלולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/כלה-#.m4a” /], both ל‘s make an appearance.
