how to say “welcome!” in Hebrew

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בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים

The English word welcome is a composite of the words well and come, so that it might be rephrased as (I wish you) well (as you) come (to visit me).

Thus Hebrew’s ברוך הבא

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– blessed is the comer – is a fairly direct translation.

Now, ברוך הבא is when welcoming a male. To welcome a female, it’s ברוכה הבאה

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. For a group, it’s ברוכים הבאים

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– unless the group is all female, in which case the greeting is ברוכות הבאות

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For example:

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ברוכים הבאים לישראל! חיכינו לכם הרבה זמן.

Welcome to Israel! We’ve been waiting for you a long time.