how to say “to give” in Hebrew
לָתֵת
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Jewish law ordains that Jews give charity on a regular basis.
But Purim is the only holiday in today’s practice of Judaism that actually mandates giving.
The Biblical- Modern-Hebrew word for to give is לָתֵת .(the Mishnaic-Hebrew form is לִיתֵן ) Its root is נ.ת.נ (n.t.n), and is conjugated as an active-simple verb, for example:
.(the Mishnaic-Hebrew form is לִיתֵן ) Its root is נ.ת.נ (n.t.n), and is conjugated as an active-simple verb, for example:הוּא נָתַן לָהּ אֶת הַכֹּל.
He gave her everything.
לתת is the title of this classic Israeli song by Boaz Sharabi.
And the act of giving is נְתִינָה .
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