how to say “maze” in Hebrew
מָבוֹךְ
The Hebrew root ב.ו.כ (b.w.k) means confusion, so that someone who is נָבוֹךְ (or נְבוֹכָה if she is a female) is confused or perplexed. נבוך and נבוכה also describe someone embarrassed.
(or נְבוֹכָה if she is a female) is confused or perplexed. נבוך and נבוכה also describe someone embarrassed. This root also gives rise to the word for maze or labyrinth – מָבוֹךְ – a place that perplexes its travelers.
– a place that perplexes its travelers. For example:
טִיַּלְנוּ בְּמָבוֹךְ מֵחוּץ לָאַרְמוֹן בְּמַדְרִיד.
We walked around in the maze outside the palace in Madrid.
Likewise, the name of my ninth-grade history textbook was עוֹלָם בְּמָבוֹךְ – A World in a Labyrinth.
– A World in a Labyrinth.