how to say “tall” and “short” in Hebrew
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גָּבוֹהַּ, נָמוּךְ
The recent snow storm affected Jerusalem, Samaria to the north and Judea to the south, because these are:
מְקוֹמוֹת גְּבוֹהִים
high-up places
A man who is tall or “high up” is an אִישׁ גָּבוֹהַּ, while a tall woman is an אִשָּׁה גְּבוֹהָה
, while a tall woman is an אִשָּׁה גְּבוֹהָהIn contrast, Mount Sinai is said to be:
הַר נָמוּךְ
a low mountain (in altitude)
Likewise, a short boy is a יֶלֶד נָמוּךְ while a short girl is a יַלְדָּה נְמוּכָה
while a short girl is a יַלְדָּה נְמוּכָהLow taxes are מִסִּים נְמוּכִים…while the term you’re more likely to encounter is מִסִּים גְּבוֹהִים
while the term you’re more likely to encounter is מִסִּים גְּבוֹהִים
