Havdil Meaning: The Hebrew Word הִבְדִּיל Explained

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הִבְדִּיל

havdil

Formal Hebrew

MeaningTo separate one thing from another, or to tell the difference between things.

HistoryThis word is very old and comes from the Bible. In the first story of the world, God uses this word when he separates the light from the darkness. The meaning today is the same.

Example

הגדר הבדילה בין שני הבתים.

The fence separated the two houses.

Illustration of two large, separate piles of red strawberries and blue blueberries on a rustic wooden table in a sunny courty

Words from the same root (ב.ד.ל)

badalבָּדַל havdalahהַבְדָּלָה