two words for “gift” in Hebrew
מַתָּנָה, שַׁי
Just like the English word gift comes from the verb give, colloquial Hebrew’s word for it is מַתָּנָה , coming from the verb לָתֵת – to give.
, coming from the verb לָתֵת – to give.For example:
לֹא רַק יְלָדִים אוֹהֲבִים לְקַבֵּל מַתָּנוֹת.
Not only children like receiving gifts.
Another authentically word for gift is שַׁי – also a name – but this word is used more rarely.
– also a name – but this word is used more rarely.Another word that came to Hebrew via Greek is דּוֹרוֹן , also a name.
, also a name.
