how to say “to make the most of something” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְמַצּוֹת   The Hebrew word for juice – that which is squeezed out of a fruit – is מִיץ (meets). To squeeze something out so as to get the most out of it – such as life or a topic of discussion – is לְמַצּוֹת (leh-mah-TSOHT). It’s an “intensive” פיעל (pee-EL) verb. For example, הִיא מִצְּתָה אֶת…

how to say “to prepare” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְהִתְכּוֹנִן, לְהָכִין The Hebrew root כ.ו.נ (k.w.n), the concept of foundation, can be found all over the place in such everyday words such as נָכוֹן (nah-KHOHN) – correct, מְכוֹנִית (meh-khoh-NEET) – automobile/car, and one of those first words that Hebrew learners learn, כֵּן (ken) – yes. A group of words that employ this ubiquitous root…