how to say “ladder” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

סֻלָּם
 

 

 
If the Modern-Hebrew word for escalation is הַסְלָמָה  , its root is ס.ל.מ (s.l.m), forming a very ancient word, סֻלָּם   – ladder.
 
I say ancient because the word appears already in Genesis, in Jacob’s dream:
 
וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה…
and behold, a ladder placed on the earth, with its top reaching the heavens…
(Genesis 28:12)
 
 
The word’s equivalent, سلم (sallima), also appears in Arabic as ladder and staircase.
 
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To help you understand the Hebrew press during the current military operation, here’s a glossary.

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