how to say “a lady” in Hebrew
גְּבֶרֶת
Two of the first words we teach in Ulpan La-Inyan are sir and ma’am – אֲדוֹנִי and גְּבֶרֶת , respectively. These mean literally, my master and lady.
and גְּבֶרֶת , respectively. These mean literally, my master and lady.גברת refers to a lady or a woman of status, as in the title of the musical:
גְּבִרְתִּי הַנַּאֲוָה
My Fair Lady
Her male counterpart is גְּבִיר , a lord or a man of great wealth, as in:
, a lord or a man of great wealth, as in:בָּרוֹן רוֹטְשִׁילְד הָיָה גְּבִיר.
Baron Rothschild was a lord.