The Hebrew word חמוד, which means ‘cute’ or ‘sweet,’ could be used in several ways, depending on the context and intonation. But just like in English, calling someone ‘sweetie’ in Hebrew isn’t always a good thing! Listen to Guy’s explanation on how ‘hamud’ can be either endearing or angry.

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New Words and Expressions:

Hamood – Cute, sweet – חמוד

Lahmod – To covet – לחמוד

Alhamdullila – Praise be to God – אלחמדולילה

“She-yihyu lecha male yeladim hamudim” – May you have a lot of cute kids – שיהיו לך מלא ילדים חמודים

Hamuuud, todah! – Sweet, thanks! – חמוד, תודה 

Ma kara lach, hamuda? – What happened to you, sweetie? – מה קרה לך, חמודה

“Al tikre’I li hamuda” – Don’t call me ‘darling’ – אל תקראי לי חמודה

“Hamudi, bo hena” – Sweetie, come here – חמודי, בוא הנה

“Omrim li she-ani hamud” – Everybody tells me I am cute – אומרים לי שאני חמוד

Yeled hamud ba-kita – Cute boy in the class – ילד חמוד בכיתה

Eize hamud – How cute – איזה חמוד

Playlist and Clips:

Opick feat. Amanda – Alhamdulillah

Efrat Gosh – She-yihye Lecha Tov (lyrics)

Rami Kleinstein – Tapuhim u-tmarim (lyrics)

Majid Al Muhandas – Hamudi