how to say “to wear glasses” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print?
לְהַרְכִּיב מִשְׁקָפַיִם
As for the act of putting on shoes, Hebrew has a special term for to wear glasses: לְהַרְכִּיב מִשְׁקָפַיִם
The word להרכיב means to assemble in other contexts. Regarding glasses, להרכיב of the root ר.כ.ב (r.k.b) meaning riding, might evoke the imagery of legs dangling over the sides of a horse…
of the root ר.כ.ב (r.k.b) meaning riding, might evoke the imagery of legs dangling over the sides of a horse……just as the parts of a pair of glasses that span from the lenses to the ears across the temple could be seen as dangling over the ears.
For example:
גַּם גַ’סְטִין טִימְבֶּרְלֵייק מַרְכִּיב מִשְׁקָפַיִם.
Even (also) Justin Timberlake wears glasses.
להרכיב is an active-causative verb.
For advanced learners, see this article summarizing the Hebrew terms for wearing many different articles of clothing.
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