how to say “vegan” in Hebrew
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The Torah portion being read tomorrow by Jews the world over is that of נֹח (NOH-ahkh) – Noah – which tells the story of destruction and renewal, closeness and separation… as well as vegetarianism and, well, meat-eating.
In light of the latter theme, I thought I’d introduce the Modern Hebrew words for vegetarian and vegan.
A vegetarian – one who refrains from eating meat – is a צִמְחוֹנִי* (tseem-khoh-NEE), deriving from the word for plant or herb, צֶמַח (TSEH-mahkh).
A vegan – one who refrains from eating all animal products – is a טִבְעוֹנִי* (teev-oh-NEE), from the word טֶבַע (TEH-vah) – nature.
* These are the masculine versions of the words. To describe a female vegetarian or vegan, add a ת (t) to the end of the desired word.
שבת שלום וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom and a pleasant weekend to all!
