how to say “exemplary” in Hebrew

 

לְמוֹפֵת

 

 
The Passover Seder describes the Exodus as having taken place with signs and wondersבְּאוֹתוֹת וּבְמוֹפְתִים  listen and repeat.
 
A מוֹפֵת  listen and repeat is a wonder, something captivating and thus deserving of attention.
 
Modern Hebrew also uses מופת to refer to people deserving attention and praise for what they do, appending the letter ל to the beginning of the word to mean exemplary.
 
For example:
 
הִיא אִמָּא לְמוֹפֵת.
She is an exemplary mom.
 
The word מוֹפְתִי  listen and repeat also means exemplary, so that you might also hear a variation of the above sentence as:
 
הִיא אִמָּא מוֹפְתִית.

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