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Questions & Answers about החלוץ הבקיע!
How do you pronounce החלוץ הבקיע?
It is pronounced approximately ha-kha-LUTS hiv-KI-a in careful modern Hebrew.
A few pronunciation notes:
- ה at the start of החלוץ is ha-, meaning the.
- ח is a throaty sound that English does not really have. Many learners pronounce it like a strong h or like the ch in German Bach.
- צ in חלוץ sounds like ts.
- In הבקיע, the stress is usually on קי: hiv-KI-a.
Why does חלוץ have ה־ at the beginning?
The prefix ה־ is the Hebrew definite article, equivalent to English the.
So:
- חלוץ = a striker / striker
- החלוץ = the striker
In this sentence, החלוץ is a specific person, so Hebrew uses ה־.
What does חלוץ mean grammatically, and is it masculine or feminine?
חלוץ is a masculine singular noun.
In sports, it usually means:
- striker
- forward
Its feminine form is:
- חלוצה = female striker / female forward
Its plural forms are:
- חלוצים = masculine plural
- חלוצות = feminine plural