how to say “massage” in Hebrew

עיסוי
A friend of mine, Avi Dzik, is a professional massage therapist. He just gave me a nice, soothing rub in honor of my birthday.
Many Hebrew speakers transliterate the English into מַסָאז’ (mah-SAHZH – the apostrophe is supposed to go next to the ז – Blogger doesn’t quite know how to handle this). However, the properly Hebrew term is עִסּוּי (ee-SOO-ee). It is a modern derivative of the root ע.ס.ה, which carries the meaning of kneading.

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