how to say “crematorium” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /]מִשְׂרָפָה
Today is יום השואה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /] – Holocaust (Memorial) Day, as observed in Israel.
Today’s video includes a personal note, while this written post is about the Hebrew word for crematorium – משרפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /]באושוויץ היו חמש משרפות.
At Auschwitz there were five crematoria.
The official pronunciation of the word is מִשְׂרָפָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /], but most Israelis pronounce it מַשְׂרֵפָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /]. These pronunciations – official and colloquial – follow the same pattern as other words such as מִשְׁתָּלָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /]/מַשְׁתֵּלָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /] – nursery, מִזְרָקָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /]/מַזְרֵקָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /] – fountain, and others.
The root of משפרה is ש.ר.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/משרפה-#.m4a” /] meaning burning.
