how to say “fortress” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מבצר-#.m4a” /]מִבְצָר

This biblical word for fortress – מבצר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מבצר-#.m4a” /] – is still in use today, not only in… 

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מבצר-#.m4a” /]המבצר הזה הוא מהתקופה הרומית.

This fortress is from the Roman period.

…but also in more modern contexts, such as:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/מבצר-#.m4a” /]בית הנשיא שמור כמו מבצר – אי אפשר להיכנס בלי הזמנה מיוחדת ובידוק יסודי.

The President’s Residence is guarded like a fortress – you can’t get in without an invitation and a thorough check.

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