how to say “parachute” in Hebrew
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מַצְנֵחַ
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The Biblical (and Modern) Hebrew word לִצְנוֹחַ (leets-NOH-ahkh) means to drop quickly. The root of this active-simple פָּעַל verb is צ.נ.ח (ts.n.kh). Modern Hebrew uses the word in a figurative sense as well, for example:
שַׁעַר הַדּוֹלָר צָנַח אֶתְמוֹל
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Accommodating the need for authentic Hebrew terms for modern inventions, those reviving the Hebrew language took the root צ.נ.ח and created the word מַצְנֵחַ (mahts-NEH-ahkh) meaning parachute.Likewise, a parachute jump is a מִצְנָח (meets-NAHKH), a parachutist or paratrooper is a צַנְחָן (tsahn-KHAHN), and the brigade of paratroopers is:
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