how to say “the rule of law” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /]שִׁלְטוֹן הַחוֹק

The Hebrew word for law – חוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /] – is almost as old as words go. And it’s one of the most venerated:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /]חוק זה חוק.

Law is law.

What about the rule of law? That’s שלטון החוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /], as in:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /]בדור הקודם היה יותר כבוד לשלטון החוק?

In the previous generation was there more respect for the rule of law?

שלטון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /] comes from the root ש.ל.ט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/שלטון-החוק-#.m4a” /] meaning control.

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