how to say “governor” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /]מוֹשֵׁל

Perhaps you were expecting a Dose of Hebrew about a president – נשיא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /] for a male and נשיאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /] for a female. Sorry to disappoint – this one’s about a governor – מושלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /] for a female and מושל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /] for a male.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /]מושלת מדינת אלבמה היא קיי אייבי.

The governor of the State of Alabama is Kay Ivey.

The root מ.ש.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /] is one of several Hebrew roots that have to do with rulership. You may recognize it in the word ממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושל-#.m4a” /] – government.

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