how to say “ballot box” in Hebrew
קַלְפִּי
The Hebrew word for ballot box – that box with a slot for the votes taking place today in Israel – is קַלְפִּי . The word, borrowed from the Greek κάλπη (kalpi), first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew.
. The word, borrowed from the Greek κάλπη (kalpi), first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew. What about the word for the ballot itself? That’s פֶּתֶק הַצְבָּעָה – literally, vote note.
– literally, vote note.For example:
יֵשׁ לְהַכְנִיס אֶת פֶּתֶק הַהַצְבָּעָה לַקַּלְפִּי.
(One should) put the ballot into the ballot box.
