how to say “thorough” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

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Many of the readers on this blog are busy this week preparing their dwellings for Passover. This preparation demands, above all, a thorough cleaning – נִקּוּי יְסוֹדִי (nee-KOO-yee yeh-soh-DEE).

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יסודי is an adjective form of the word יְסוֹד (yeh-SOHD), meaning foundation. A thorough cleaning is one that purges the foundations of the dirt.


Another example of the word יסודי in context is, עֲשִׂיתֶם עֲבוֹדָה יְסוֹדִית (ah-see-TEM ah-voh-DAH yeh-soh-DEET) – you (plural) did a thorough job.


Elementary school – the place where children gain the foundations of their education – is called בֵּית סֵפֶר יְסוֹדִי (BEH-eet SEH-fehr yeh-soh-DEE).


Own this word by listening and repeating it… and then repeating it again a few times throughout your day.



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