how to say "to admire" in Hebrew

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לְהַעֲרִיץ 

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Those steeped in Jewish liturgy will be familiar with today's entry.


לְהַעֲרִיץ (leh-hah-ah-REETS) means to admire or to praise, or to otherwise hold in high esteem. It appears in the קְדוּשָׁה (keh-doo-SHAH) prayer, the sanctification.


An example of this word in Modern Hebrew:

אֲנִי מְאֹד מַעֲרִיץ אֶת הָרוֹפֵא.

I very much admire the doctor. (male speaker)

ah-NEE meh-OHD mah-ah-REETS et hah-roh-FEH.

להעריץ is an active-causative הפעיל verb, of the root ע.ר.צ (a.r.ts).

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