how to say “snacks” in Hebrew
חֲטִיפִים
When we snack, we grab food. Thus the Modern Hebrew word for snack – חֲטִיף – means literally something grabbed.
– means literally something grabbed. For example:
צִמּוּקִים וּבוֹטְנִים הֵם חֲטִיפִים בְּרִיאִים.
Raisins and peanuts are healthy snacks.
חטיף comes from a more ancient word, the simple verb לַחְטוֹף of the root ח.ט.פ (kh.t.p), which means to grab in the literal sense… as well as to receive something in the figurative, not-so-happy sense.
of the root ח.ט.פ (kh.t.p), which means to grab in the literal sense… as well as to receive something in the figurative, not-so-happy sense.For example:
הַיֶּלֶד הַשּׁוֹבָב חָטַף סְטִירָה.
The naughty boy got slapped (received a slap).