how to say “red tape” in Hebrew
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נַיֶּרֶת
The expression “red tape” refers to the frustrating element in bureaucracy, where people have to wait lots of time for their business to move forward, often due to lots and lots of paperwork.
The Hebrew word for “red tape” or simply “paperwork”, נַיֶּרֶת, comes from the word for paper, נְיָר (neh-YAHR) – which first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew.
For example:
אֶתְקַשֵּׁר אֲלֵיכֶם אַחֲרֵי שֶׁאֶגְמוֹר לְטַפֵּל בַּנַיֶּרֶת.
I’ll call you (plural) after I finish taking care of the paperwork.
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