how to say “laundry” in Hebrew
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כְּבִיסָה
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If Passover preparations weren’t enough cleaning, this week’s Torah portion discusses some more – both physical and spiritual.
The Modern and Biblical Hebrew word for to wash clothing is לְכַבֵּס (leh-khah-BES), an active-intensive פיעל verb of the root כ.ב.ס (k.b.s). For example, הַחֻלְצָה מְלֻכְלֶכֶת – צָרִיךְ לְכַבֵּס אֹתָהּ – the shirt is dirty – it needs to be washed (literally, someone needs to wash it) – (hah-khool-TSAH meh-lookh-LEH-khet – tsah-REEKH leh-khah-BES oh-TAH).
According to the pattern of פיעל verbs, the act of laundering should be כִּבּוּס (kee-BOOS). But Biblical Hebrew doesn’t always follow the rules that later grammarians set. Instead, the word for laundry is כְּבִיסָה (keh-vee-SAH).
A washing machine is a מְכוֹנַת כְּבִיסָה (meh-khoh-NAHT keh-vee-SAH).
שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom, and a pleasant weekend to all!
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