Mikhail Poda

Topic: Component, Ingredient, Detail, Part

Hebrew	Transcription	Meaning	Notes	Example
רְכִיב	rechiv	component, element	Technical, electronic, or conceptual component	רכיב אלקטרוני (rechiv elektroní) – electronic component
מַרְכִּיב	markiv	component, ingredient	Structural, conceptual or recipe-related	מרכיב בסיסי (markiv basisí) – basic component
פְּרָט	prat	detail, item	Specific detail in a description or list	פרט חשוב (prat chashuv) – an important detail
חֵלֶק	chelek	part, portion	Very general – can be physical or abstract	חלק מהמכונה (chelek mehamechoná) – part of the machine
אֵיבָר	eivar	organ, limb, part	Biological or metaphorical “part”	איבר בגוף (eivar baguf) – body part
תּוֹסֶפֶת	tosefet	addition, supplement	Something added to form a whole	תוספת שכר (tosefet sachar) – salary supplement

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Note on root פ־ר־ט

Hebrew	Transcription	Meaning	Example
פְּרָט	prat	detail, item	Specific detail in a description or list	פרט חשוב (prat chashuv) – an important detail
פְּרִיט	prit	item, piece, artifact	כל פריט שהוא אוסף – each item he collects
פֵּירוּט	perùt	breakdown, description, details	פירוט עלויות – cost breakdown

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Note on root ר־כ־ב

• מַרְכִּיב (markív) is both a noun meaning “ingredient” or “component” – and is also the masculine singular form of the verb להַרְכִּיב (leharkiv) – “to assemble” or “to compose”. For example: הוא מַרְכִּיב מחשבים – He assembles computers
• There are two other important nouns:

Hebrew	Transcription	Meaning	Example
הַרְכָּבָה	harkavá	assembly, composition	הרכבת מחשב (harkavat machshev) – computer assembly
הֶרְכֵּב	herkév	composition, structure	ההרכב הכימי (haherkév hakimi) – the chemical composition
תִּרְכּוֹבֶת	tirkòvet	(chemical) compound	התכונות הכימיות של תרכובת זו - the chemical properties of this compound

The word “recipe” is derived from another root:

• מַתְכּוֹן (matkon) - recipe, מתכון לאסון – recipe for disaster