how to say “world” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /]עוֹלָם, תֵּבֵל

The common word for world in Hebrew is עולם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /].

For example:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /]היא גרה בצד השני של העולם.

She lives on the other side of the world.

…and:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /]העוגיות האלה לא מעולם הזה!

These cookies are out of (not from) this world!

Another word for world, תבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /], appears in expressions such as פלאי תבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /] – the wonders of the world:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /]הפירמידה הגדולה היא אחת משבעת פלאי תבל.

The Great Pyramid is one of the seven wonders of the world.

…and רחבי תבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /] – a somewhat dramatic expression meaning all over the world:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/עולם-#.m4a” /]הוא חיפש אותה בכל רחבי תבל עד שהוא מצא אותה.

He searched for her all over the world until he found her.

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