how to say “preference” in Hebrew
הַעֲדָפָה
The verb לְהַעֲדִיף 
listen and repeat – to prefer – comes from the root ע.ד.פ (a.d.f) meaning extra or hanging over the edge.
listen and repeat – to prefer – comes from the root ע.ד.פ (a.d.f) meaning extra or hanging over the edge. For example:
אֲנָשִׁים מַעֲדִיפִים לְהִשָּׁאֵר בַּבַּיִת מֵאֲשֶׁר לָצֵאת בַּגֶּשֶׁם.
People prefer to stay home over going out in the rain.
Likewise, preference is הַעֲדָפָה listen and repeat, though the word is rarely used to mean personal preference as it is in English. Rather, it refers to preference in the sense of preferential treatment.
listen and repeat, though the word is rarely used to mean personal preference as it is in English. Rather, it refers to preference in the sense of preferential treatment. For example:
קַיָּם דִּיּוּן סוֹעֵר סְבִיב הַעֲדָפָה מְתַקֶּנֶת.
There is a stormy debate surrounding Affirmative Action (literally corrective preference).