how to say “to contain” in Hebrew
לְהָכִיל
The Hebrew word for to contain is לְהָכִיל
listen and repeat, an active-causative verb of the root כ.ו.ל (k.w.l) meaning all: to contain is to have the ability to include all different things inside oneself.
listen and repeat, an active-causative verb of the root כ.ו.ל (k.w.l) meaning all: to contain is to have the ability to include all different things inside oneself.For example:
מוּצָר זֶה מֵכִיל גְּלוּטֶן.
This product contains gluten.
and
הוּא הִצְלִיחַ לְהָכִיל אֶת רִגְשׁוֹתֶיהָ.
He was able to (succeeded in) contain her feelings.