תַּמְצִית
tamtziyt
Everyday HebrewFormsתַּמְצִיּוֹת
Meaning1. A strong liquid made by taking the main part of a plant or food, like vanilla extract.
2. The most important part or main idea of something, like a story or a speech.
HistoryThis word comes from a root that means "to squeeze out" or "to drain", which appears in the Bible. The word "tamtzit" itself is from the time of the Talmud. It uses the idea of squeezing something to get the main part out, which we call an "extract" or "essence".
Example
תן לי בבקשה תמצית של החדשות מהיום.
Please give me a summary of today's news.