how to say “wax” in Hebrew
שַׁעֲוָה
The Israelites in the desert would still have gotten in trouble, but they would also have saved themselves a lot of money had they used wax instead of gold when they made the calf.
| They could have painted it gold. |
The Modern Hebrew word for wax is שַׁעֲוָה . It came to Hebrew in Mishnaic times, when it replaced, for the most part, Biblical-Hebrew דּוֹנַג .
. It came to Hebrew in Mishnaic times, when it replaced, for the most part, Biblical-Hebrew דּוֹנַג .There are different kinds of שעווה, such as:
שַׁעֲוַת דְּבוֹרִים
beeswax
and
שַׁעֲוַת אָזְנַיִם
earwax
There’s also נֵרוֹת שַׁעֲוָה , which are wax candles.
, which are wax candles.In short:
יֵשׁ שִׁמּוּשִׁים רַבִּים לְשַׁעֲוָה.
There are many uses for wax.
