how to say “kids” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /]יְלָדִים

While the Biblical-Hebrew word for children in general is טף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /], Modern Hebrew prefers the more basic word ילדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /], the plural of ילד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /] – (male) child.

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ילדים-#.m4a” /]יש לנו באולפן לעניין תוכנית מיוחדת לילדים.

We at Ulpan La-Inyan have a special program for kids.

Listening to both words child and ילד, I can’t help but guess that they come from the same source.

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