Hazmana, tashlum, bitul: the noun of action
A verb gives a noun, much like "booking" from "to book". Take the root and put another vowel pattern on it: lehazmin — to order, hazmana — an order; leshalem — to pay, tashlum — a payment. The three root consonants stay; the vowels and the added letters change. For example: “הביטול של ההזמנה עד מחר.” — Cancellation of the booking until tomorrow. A rule from the Hebrew course: worked out on examples, not memorized as…
How it works
A verb gives a noun, much like "booking" from "to book". Take the root and put another vowel pattern on it: lehazmin — to order, hazmana — an order; leshalem — to pay, tashlum — a payment. The three root consonants stay; the vowels and the added letters change.
Hotels and paperwork run on these nouns: bitul — a cancellation (from levatel, to cancel), nikayon — cleaning (from lenakot, to clean), haaracha — an extension (from lehaarich). You will see them on signs and in confirmation letters.
One trap: hazmana is wider than the English word. It is an order, a booking and an invitation at once, and the context picks. Learn the verb, and the noun comes almost free.
Table
| verb | noun of action | How it reads | Translation |
|---|---|---|---|
| lehazmin — to order | הזמנה | hazmana | an order, a booking |
| leshalem — to pay | תשלום | tashlum | a payment |
| levatel — to cancel | ביטול | bitul | a cancellation |
| lenakot — to tidy | ניקיון | nikayon | cleaning |
| lehaarich — to extend | הארכה | haaracha | an extension |
By example
- הביטול של ההזמנה עד מחר.ха-битуль шель ха-хазмана ад махар.Cancellation of the booking until tomorrow.
- התשלום בכרטיס אשראי.ха-ташлум бе-картис ашрай.Payment by credit card.
- ניקיון החדר כל בוקר.никайон ха-хедер коль бокер.Cleaning of the room every morning.
How the rule settles in your head
A rule is not memorized from an explanation. It is memorized from an attempt to use it and a mistake — that is why the app delivers it mixed in with words, not as a separate lesson: it resurfaces exactly where you forgot it.
Frequently asked
How to say a booking in Hebrew?
Hotels and paperwork run on these nouns: bitul — a cancellation (from levatel, to cancel), nikayon — cleaning (from lenakot, to clean), haaracha — an extension (from lehaarich). You will see them on signs and in confirmation letters.
The noun of action in Hebrew?
A verb gives a noun, much like "booking" from "to book". Take the root and put another vowel pattern on it: lehazmin — to order, hazmana — an order; leshalem — to pay, tashlum — a payment. The three root consonants stay; the vowels and the added letters change.
How to make a noun from a verb in Hebrew?
A verb gives a noun, much like "booking" from "to book". Take the root and put another vowel pattern on it: lehazmin — to order, hazmana — an order; leshalem — to pay, tashlum — a payment. The three root consonants stay; the vowels and the added letters change.
What does bitul mean in Hebrew?
Hotels and paperwork run on these nouns: bitul — a cancellation (from levatel, to cancel), nikayon — cleaning (from lenakot, to clean), haaracha — an extension (from lehaarich). You will see them on signs and in confirmation letters.
What does it look like in a Hebrew example sentence?
“הביטול של ההזמנה עד מחר.” (ха-битуль шель ха-хазмана ад махар.) — Cancellation of the booking until tomorrow. A rule is easier to test on sentences like this than to memorize as a wording: what surfaces in conversation is the sentence.