Skrab Meaning: The Hebrew Word סְקְרָאב Explained

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סְקְרָאב

skrab

Everyday Hebrew

MeaningA special soap or cream with tiny hard pieces in it. You rub it on your skin or on a surface to make it very clean and smooth.

HistoryThis word comes from the English word "scrub". In English, "to scrub" means to rub something very hard to clean it. The name for this cleaning cream comes from that idea.

Example

קניתי סקראב חדש לפנים.

I bought a new scrub for my face.

Illustration of an open light blue ceramic jar of white granular scrub cream on a wooden washstand with a lavender sprig in a