לחלק לשניים
“לחלק לשניים” (ле-халэк ли-шнаим) — to split in half in Hebrew. Phrase, level B1. Lechalek — to divide: the same root as in machleket — the department. Li-shnayim is for two: Hebrew counts in half as on two. In a live sentence: “אני מחלק את החשבון לשניים.” — I split the bill for two. Written with the characters ל, ח, ל, ק, ל, ש, נ, י, י. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | לחלק לשניים |
| Read in Latin letters | ле-халэк ли-шнаим |
| Translation | to split in half |
| Part of speech | phrase |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Lechalek — to divide: the same root as in machleket — the department. Li-shnayim is for two: Hebrew counts in half as on two
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- אני מחלק את החשבון לשניים.ани мхалэк эт ха-хешбон ли-шнаим.I split the bill for two.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “to split in half” in Hebrew?
«לחלק לשניים», read “ле-халэк ли-шнаим”. In a live sentence: “אני מחלק את החשבון לשניים.” — I split the bill for two. Phrase, level B1; written with the characters ל, ח, ל, ק, ל, ש, נ, י, י.
How is “לחלק לשניים” written in Latin letters?
ле-халэк ли-шнаим. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Lechalek — to divide: the same root as in machleket — the department. Li-shnayim is for two: Hebrew counts in half as on two. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.