how to say “push-ups” in Hebrew
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שְׁכִיבוֹת סְמִיכָה
For a good workout, I prefer to ride my bicycle and to do push-ups, over shelling out money on a gym membership.
The Hebrew expression for push-ups is שכיבות סמיכה (sheh-khee-VOHT smee-KHAH).
שְׁכִיבָה (sheh-khee-VAH) means lying down. It comes from the verb לִשְׁכַּב (leesh-KAHV), meaning to lie down.
סמיכה (smee-KHAH) comes from the verb לִסְמוֹך (lees-MOHKH), meaning to support something physically (or to rely, to trust).
As the arms support the body during שכיבות סמיכה, the term is appropriate.
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