how to say “knees” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /]בִּרְכַּיִים
The Hebrew word for knee is ברך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /], while a pair (or more) of knees is ברכיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /].
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /]אם תרוץ בנעליים האלה, לא יכאבו לך הברכיים.
If you (a male) run in these shoes, your knees won’t hurt you.
ברך is also a three-letter root meaning blessing, as in the word ברכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/ברכיים-#.m4a” /] – a blessing. In the Bible, the knees are associated with childbirth, one of the greatest of blessings.
ברך is a feminine noun.
