how do you say “the government” in Hebrew?
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-1.m4a” /]הַמֶּמְשָׁלָה
You may know the term for prime minister – ראש הממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-2.m4a” /], literally, the head of the government.
The word ממשלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-3.m4a” /] – government – comes from the root מ.ש.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-4.m4a” /] meaning reign.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-5.m4a” /]זה לא תלוי בנו, אלא בהחלטת הממשלה.
It doesn’t depend on us, but on the government’s decision.
Other words of the root מ.ש.ל include מושל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-6.m4a” /] and מושלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-7.m4a” /] – governer (male and female, respectively), and ממשל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-8.m4a” /], which also means government but in the more general sense – government, not the government.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/הממשלה-9.m4a” /]למדתי ממשל ותקשורת בבן גוריון.
I studied government and communications at Ben Gurion (University).
