פלדה
plada
The Hebrew word for "steel" is פלדה (plada).
פלדה refers specifically to the metal produced from iron.
Meaning: metal produced from iron (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
plada
What mistakes should you avoid?
Instead, use בַּרְזֶל to refer more commonly to iron.
Did you know?
- The Hebrew phrase for stainless steel, פלדה אל-חלד, contains a root that implies not just a lack of rust, but a state of immortality or eternity.
- The word פלדה shares a deep linguistic root with the Persian word پولاد, meaning 'steel', highlighting how much the Hebrew vocabulary was influenced by Persian through historical contact.
- The word בַּרְזֶל appears in the Bible to describe a 'wall of iron' or 'iron tools', but the specific term פלדה is absent from the biblical canon entirely.
Examples in context
- הוא רקע חרב פלדה.He forged the steel into a sword.This sentence is useful for seeing how to describe forging פלדה into a sword.Tatoeba #1478882 by MrShoval, translation #296374 by AlanF_US
- תכונה חשובה של פלדה היא חוזקה.An important quality of steel is its strength.This sentence shows how to describe a quality of פלדה.Tatoeba #2164707 by fekundulo, translation #2163122 by Source_VOA
- פלדה איננה המתכת היחידה, שאם מכים בה באלכסון עם קצה אבן, היא מפיקה ניצוצות.Steel is not the only metal that, being struck slantwise with the edge of a stone, produces sparks of fire.This sentence illustrates the physical properties of פלדה regarding sparks.Tatoeba #5878237 by fekundulo, translation #4996046 by rafaeld4
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Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries פלדה, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
