how to say “a person of values” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

This phrase is fairly common in Israel – אדם ערכי
, a person of values or a value-based person. It’s similar in meaning to אדם איכותי
– a quality person. More than one אדם ערכי are אנשים ערכיים
.

For example:

אנחנו מחפשים אנשים ערכיים להדריך נוער בסיכון.

We are looking for value-based people to guide at-risk youth.

ערכי takes the word ערך
– value – and adds a י
to the end, turning it into an adjective.

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