how to say “employer” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /]מַעֲבִיד, מַעֲסִיק

If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word for work – עבודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /].

Following this root ע.ב.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] we get the words עובד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] and עובדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] – employee (male and female, respectively), עבד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] – (male) slave, and מעביד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] or מעבידה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] – employer (male or female, respectively).

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /]לפי החוק יש להם יחסי עובד-מעביד.

According to the law, they have an employee-employer relationship.

Another word for employer is מעסיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] or מעסיקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /]. The root is ע.ס.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] meaning business, and in this case an employee is a מועסק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /] or מועסקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מעביד-#.m4a” /].