Gibun Meaning: The Hebrew Word גִּיבּוּן Explained

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גִּיבּוּן

gibun

Formal Hebrew

MeaningThe process of making cheese.

HistoryThis word comes from the very old Hebrew root for "cheese". The word for cheese, "gvina", is in the Bible. "Gibun" is a newer word made from this old root to mean the action of making cheese.

Example

למדנו על תהליך הגיבון בשיעור.

We learned about the cheesemaking process in class.

An illustration of a cheesemaker pressing a large yellow cheese wheel in a brown wooden press in a grey stone dairy room.