how to say “résumé” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

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קוֹרוֹת חַיִּים

 



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A résumé or a curriculum vitae (CV) is a document that details a person’s professional and life accomplishments, usually for a prospective employer. 


דוגמא לקורות חייםOne might describe a résumé as a list of the deliberate happenings or events of life, which is exactly what the Hebrew expression for résumé means: קוֹרוֹת חַיִּים (koh-ROHT khah-YEEM). The root of קורות is ק.ר.ה (k.r.h) meaning happen or occur, while חיים means life.


In writing, קורות חיים is often abbreviated to קוֹ”ח (kohkh), as are many other Hebrew expressions.



 
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