how to say “short film” in Hebrew
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Perhaps you know the Modern Hebrew word for movie or film – סֶרֶט (SEH-ret). The word made its first appearances in the Hebrew language a few thousand years ago, in the bodies of Jewish literature known as the Mishnah (מִשְׁנָה – meesh-NAH) and the Midrash (מִדְרָש – meed-RAHSH).
In those texts, סרט means ribbon, a less-common meaning also used today. סרט refers to movie or film, since a movie is actually played from a ribbon of sorts, at least before the digital age.
Appending the וֹן– (ohn) ending to the word סרט, the Academy of the Hebrew Language created a “smaller” version of the word – or a diminutive: סִרְטוֹן, meaning a short film (seer-TOHN).
YouTube clips fall under the סרטון category.
Why do I write about סִרְטוֹנִים (seer-toh-NEEM) today?
Because we’ve got five brand new סרטונים up on our courses pages, so that you can check out our friendly, state-of-the-art courses from the comfort of your home or office.
Class starts October 30. Deadline for discounted tuition is October 11.
