how to say “scarf” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/צעיף-#.m4a” /]צָעִיף
I wore a scarf for the first time in my late twenties, living in Jerusalem: having grown up in LA, there was no need for it.
The Hebrew word for scarf is צעיף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/צעיף-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/צעיף-#.m4a” /]היא לובשת צעיף ומעיל גשם.
She’s wearing a scarf and a rain coat.
צעיף also refers to a shawl, which is what it referred to in Biblical times.