how to say “to give thanks” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להודות-#.m4a” /]לְהוֹדוֹת
The Hebrew word for to thank or to give thanks is להודות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להודות-#.m4a” /], as in:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להודות-#.m4a” /]אני רוצה להודות לכם על הערב הנהדר הזה.
I want to thank you guys for this great evening.
להודות also means to acknowledge and to admit: when we give thanks, we are acknowledging what someone else has done for us.
להודות is a הפעיל verb of the root י.ד.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להודות-#.m4a” /], also the root of תודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/להודות-#.m4a” /] – thank you.
