how to say “peer” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

עָמִית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עמית-1.mp3″ /]

The Biblical word for another is עָמִית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עמית-1.mp3″ /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עמית-2.mp3″ /]לֹא תְּשַׁקְּרוּ אִישׁ בַּעֲמִיתוֹ.

Do not deceive one another. (Leviticus 19:11)

This word is used today to refer to a peer or a counterpart, usually an adult in a formal capacity.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עמית-3.mp3″ /]עֲמִיתָיו לַעֲבוֹדָה הוֹקִירוּ אוֹתוֹ.

His colleagues at work honored him.

עמית is also a Hebrew name given to both boys and girls.

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