how to say “siren” in Hebrew
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צְפִירָה
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A couple of hours ago, residents of Jerusalem may have been taken by surprise by the sound of a city-wide siren. This was a test.
In any case, the Hebrew word for the sound of a siren is צְפִירָה (tseh-fee-RAH), while the siren itself (or the horn in a car) is a צוֹפָר (tsoh-FAHR). They are related to the active-simple verb לִצְפוֹר (leets-FOHR), meaning to sound a siren or to honk (in the UK, to hoot).
Both are related to the ancient Hebrew word for the natural source of hooting and sounding a siren, the bird – צִפּוֹר (tsee-POHR).
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