Topic: Component, Ingredient, Detail, Part
| Hebrew |
Transcription |
Meaning |
Context/Usage |
Example |
| רְכִיב |
rekhiv |
component, element |
Technical, electronic, or conceptual component |
רכיב אלקטרוני (rekhiv 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 |
| סֶעִיף |
se’if |
clause, sub-section |
Legal, textual, or policy-related part |
סעיף בחוזה (se’if bachozé) – a clause in a contract |
| תּוֹסֶפֶת |
tosefet |
addition, supplement |
Something added to form a whole |
תוספת שכר (tosefet sachar) – salary supplement |
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 |
The word “recipe” is derived from another root:
- מַתְכּוֹן (matkon) - recipe, מתכון לאסון – recipe for disaster