how to say “delicacy” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-1.m4a” /]מַעֲדָן
The Hebrew word for delicacy – מעדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-1.m4a” /] – comes from the root ע.ד.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-2.m4a” /], the letters making up Eden as in גן עדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-3.m4a” /] – the Garden of Eden. Don’t confuse מעדן with מדען[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-4.m4a” /], which means scientist.
The word in context:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-5.m4a” /]היא שמה על השולחן כל מיני מעדנים.
She placed on the table all kinds of delicacies.
Like the word מיץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעדן-6.m4a” /] – juice – which has been hijacked so that it refers not only to genuine fruit juice but to sugar drinks as well, so too מעדן might refer not only to delicacies but also to simple delights such as Milki and chocolate pudding.
