how to say “relatives” in Hebrew
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קְרוֹבֵי מִשְׁפָּחָה
סֵפֶר בְּרֵאשִׁית, the book of Genesis, is to a great extent about family. As Jews around the world are reading the final chapters of ספר בראשית this week, here’s a dose about various family members or relatives.
, the book of Genesis, is to a great extent about family. As Jews around the world are reading the final chapters of ספר בראשית this week, here’s a dose about various family members or relatives.The term for relatives in Hebrew is קְרוֹבֵי מִשְׁפָּחָה– literally, close ones of family. One male relative is a קְרוֹב מִשְׁפָּחָה, while one female relative is a קְרוֹבַת מִשְׁפָּחָה(the word for relative in the theory of relativity sense is a different word).
– literally, close ones of family. One male relative is a קְרוֹב מִשְׁפָּחָה, while one female relative is a קְרוֹבַת מִשְׁפָּחָה(the word for relative in the theory of relativity sense is a different word).Here’s the immediate family:
אֵם, אִמָּהוֹת – mother, mothers (אִמָּא means mom)
אָב, אָבוֹת – father, fathers (אַבָּא means dad)
אָחוֹת, אַחֲיוֹת – sister, sisters
אָח, אַחִים – brother, brothers
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Here’s the extended genetically- related family:
סָבָה, סָבוֹת – grandmother, grandmothers (סַבְתָּא means grandma)
סָב, סָבִים – grandfather, grandfathers (סַבָּא means grandpa)
דּוֹדָה, דּוֹדוֹת – aunt, aunts
דּוֹד, דּוֹדִים – uncle, uncles
אַחְיָנִית, אַחְיָנִיּוֹת – niece, nieces
אַחְיָן, אַחְיָנִים – nephew, nephews
בַּת דּוֹדָה, בְּנוֹת דּוֹדוֹת – (female) cousins, cousins
בֵּן דּוֹד, בְּנֵי דּוֹדִים – (male) cousin, cousins
And here’s family through matrimony:
אִשָּׁה – wife
בַּעַל – husband
חַמּוֹת – mother in law
חָם – father in law
גִּיסָה – sister in law
גִּיס – brother in law
אֵם חוֹרֶגֶת – stepmother
אָב חוֹרֵג – stepfather
בַּת חוֹרֶגֶת – stepdaughter
בֵּן חוֹרֵג – stepson
אָחוֹת חוֹרֶגֶת – stepsister
אָח חוֹרֵג – stepbrother
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