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. 
 
What about the word for the ballot itself? That’s פֶּתֶק הַצְבָּעָה    – literally, vote note.
 
For example:
 
יֵשׁ לְהַכְנִיס אֶת פֶּתֶק הַהַצְבָּעָה לַקַּלְפִּי.
(One should) put the ballot into the ballot box.
 

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