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My maker

Hebrew translation: בוראי

15:38 Jul 3, 2002
English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: My maker
I want to know how to say "my maker in Hebrew" for an art piece I'm going to do
curits
Hebrew translation:בוראי
Explanation:
Bor'ee

This word holds the same meaning as the previous word, but is condensed into a hebrew possessive form (is that what סמיכות is called in english fellow translators?). It sounds more respectable this way (in my opinion).

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issiromem
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5 +9בוראי
issiromem
4 +5habore' sheli
DaliaB


  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
habore' sheli


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DaliaB
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Michal Circolone
2 mins
agree  issiromem
16 mins
agree  EGB Translations
24 mins
agree  somyon: This derives from Heb.'create'. Used in biblical creation but other words appear as well:"ossi'","koni'","yotsri'". "Boreh" is used exclusively in reference to God. 'Yotsri'"-would sound better if a human maker is in mind.
14 hrs
agree  Suzan Chin
5 days
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
בוראי


Explanation:
Bor'ee

This word holds the same meaning as the previous word, but is condensed into a hebrew possessive form (is that what סמיכות is called in english fellow translators?). It sounds more respectable this way (in my opinion).



issiromem
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ericalgr
1 hr
  -> thanks!
agree  John Kinory (X): Elegant, compact and idiomatic.
4 hrs
  -> THANKS!
agree  Rachel Gruenberger-Elbaz
4 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  anda
5 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  Sue Goldian: Nice
13 hrs
  -> thanks!
agree  somyon: Hebrew speakers: what we have here is not semichut but "shayachut". "Shayachut"=possessive, "semichut" is what's called the construct state in English (Lat. status constructus). eg. "avodat" etc. vs. status absolutus "avodah".
14 hrs
  -> much appreciated
agree  liora (X)
2 days 22 hrs
agree  Yaara Di Segni
5 days
agree  Suzan Chin
5 days
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