how to say “special” in Hebrew
מְיֻחָד
Built into the human brain is a remarkably accurate mechanism for recognizing and distinguishing human faces one from the other.
I suppose that’s evidence that we’re all special.
The Hebrew word for special is מְיֻחָד in the masculine and מְיֻחֶדֶת in the feminine.
in the masculine and מְיֻחֶדֶת in the feminine.For example:
זֶה מַטְבֵּעַ נָדִיר וּמְיֻחָד.
This is a rare and special coin.
and
הִיא אִשָּׁה מְיֻחֶדֶת בְּיוֹתֵר.
She is a most special woman.
The word broken down:
The root of מיוחד is י.ח.ד (y.kh.d) meaning unitedness. מיוחד is an adjective deriving from the passive-intensive verb form.
As the opening words of this week’s Torah portion intimate:
קֶשֶׁר מְיֻחָד מְתֹאָר בֵּין הָאֱ-לֹהִים וּמֹשֶׁה.
A special relationship is described between G-d and Moses.
