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We all have at least one special day a year – our birthday! Each culture has its own way of celebrating this occasion (although some cultures ignore it altogether).
In Israel, when we celebrate a birthday, we put candles on the cake – one for each year and an extra one for the year to come. After the birthday person blows out the candles and makes a wish, he or she sits in a chair and we lift the chair in the air – a lift for each year, plus one more time for the year to come. You probably understand why this custom ends when a person reaches a certain age (or a certain weight...).
Throughout the celebration, the birthday person (especially when it is a child) wears a head wreath made of flowers.
Let's learn some Hebrew words and phrases related to birthdays.
The HebrewOnline Team
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Transcription: Yom huledet.
Part of speech: Noun, Masculine.
Meaning: Birthday.
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Transcription:
Ben kama ata? – ani ben sheva.
Bat kama at? – ani bat eser.
Meaning:
(Masculine question and answer) How old are you? I am seven years old.
(Feminine question and answer) How old are you? I am ten years old.
Topic: Ceremonies
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Transcription: Ad me'a ve'esrim shana!
Literal meaning: Up to hundred and twenty years!
Implication: May you live to be a hundred and twenty!
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Name: Shai (Shay)
Gender: Male / Female
Time of Appearance: The Modern Era
Meaning: Present, gift, offering
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Name: Mazal
Gender: Female
Time of Appearance: The Modern Era
Meaning: Luck, fortune; fate; sign of the zodiac; star.
Categories: Cosmological Names
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