how to say “reserve duty” in Hebrew
מִלּוּאִים
A staple of the typical Israeli household is a certain amount of time every year when the man goes away on reserve duty – שֵׁרוּת מִלּוּאִים .
.מילואים comes from the root מ.ל.א (m.l.a) meaning full, since these reserves are called to fill in gaps and to amplify the forces.
comes from the root מ.ל.א (m.l.a) meaning full, since these reserves are called to fill in gaps and to amplify the forces.For example:
אֲנִי לֹא אֶהְיֶה פֹּה בַּשָּׁבוּעַ הַבָּא – יֵשׁ לִי מִלּוּאִים.
I won’t be here next week – I have reserve (duty).
In Biblical Hebrew, מילואים refers mainly to objects that physically fill a space, such as אַבְנֵי מִלּוּאִים – stones to be mounted (in spaces on the breastplate).
– stones to be mounted (in spaces on the breastplate).