how to say “east” in Hebrew

מִזְרָח

A few generations ago, my family lived in מזרח אירופה
eastern Europe.

The Hebrew word for east is מזרח
, called such because the sun rises – השמש זורחת
– in the east.

Here’s מזרח in another context:

הם גרים במזרח ירושלים.

They live in East Jerusalem.

The word for west also has to do with the movement of the sun, this time its setting: מערב
, west, contains the word ערב
, which means evening.

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