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.