בריכה
brekhá/bʁeˈχa/
The Hebrew word for pool is בריכה (brekhá).
בריכה refers to a body of water, such as a pool. While it can be used generally to describe any pool, if you want to specify that you are talking about a swimming pool, you can use the more specific term בריכת שחייה.
Meaning: body of water (noun)
Which one should you use?
בריכה is the general term for a pool, whereas בריכת שחייה is the specific term used for a swimming pool.
How does it change in a sentence?
בריכה is a feminine noun, which means you must use feminine adjectives and verbs when referring to it. The plural form of בריכה is בריכות.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is brekhá. The IPA is /bʁeˈχa/.
Did you know?
- In ancient Hebrew, the root of בריכה relates to 'creating' or 'forming', which is why the word for 'creation' in the Bible is בריאה.
- In Israel, it is common to refer to a 'natural pool' in a river or stream as a בריכה, even if it has no concrete walls or man-made tiles.
- In some historical contexts, בריכה referred to a ritual bath or a reservoir for collecting rainwater, rather than a place for recreation.
Examples in context
- לא ידעתי שהייתה כאן בריכה.I didn't know that there was a swimming pool here.This sentence is useful for expressing that you were unaware of the existence of a בריכה in a certain location.Tatoeba #3206265 by nava, translation #3249142 by nava
- מרי היא טיפוס של בריכה וטום הוא טיפוס של ים.Mary is a pool type, and Tom is an ocean type.This sentence uses בריכה to describe a person's type or character.Tatoeba #2569460 by VirtuOZ, translation #2602957 by AlanF_US
- אין לנו בריכה.We don't have a pool.This sentence is useful for stating that you do not possess a בריכה.Tatoeba #5591204 by fekundulo, translation #5205857 by CK
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Sources
- Pronunciation: Wiktionary entry בריכה, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
