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Jun 28, 2012

how to say "constitution" in Hebrew


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חֻקָּה




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Happy Independence Day,
fellow Americans.
The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews the world over is called חֻקַּת (khoo-KAHT), meaning the law of... The ת (t) at the end of the word takes the place of what would be a ה (h). 


Whereas a חֹק (khohk) in Biblical and Modern Hebrew is a specific law, the word חֻקָּה (khoo-KAH) itself refers to law in general. Modern Hebrew uses חוּקה to refer to a document that has yet to be formed in Israel, a constitution.


שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים לְכֻלָּם!
Shabbat Shalom, and a pleasant weekend to all!
(shah-BAHT shah-LOHM, veh-SOHF shah-VOO-ah nah-EEM leh-khoo-LAHM)