מכשיר כושר
“מכשיר כושר” (михшэр кошер) — an exercise machine in Hebrew. Noun, level B1. Michsher — a device: the machine is literally a device of fitness. Each has its own card, and the instructor will show how to start. In a live sentence: “במכון יש מכשיר כושר לכל שריר.” — In the club there is a machine for every muscle. Written with the characters מ, כ, ש, י, ר, כ, ו, ש, ר. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | מכשיר כושר |
| Read in Latin letters | михшэр кошер |
| Translation | an exercise machine |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Michsher — a device: the machine is literally a device of fitness. Each has its own card, and the instructor will show how to start
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.
- במכון יש מכשיר כושר לכל שריר.бе-михон йеш михшэр кошер ле-коль шрир.In the club there is a machine for every muscle.
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 “an exercise machine” in Hebrew?
«מכשיר כושר», read “михшэр кошер”. In a live sentence: “במכון יש מכשיר כושר לכל שריר.” — In the club there is a machine for every muscle. Noun, level B1; written with the characters מ, כ, ש, י, ר, כ, ו, ש, ר.
How is “מכשיר כושר” written in Latin letters?
михшэр кошер. 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?
Michsher — a device: the machine is literally a device of fitness. Each has its own card, and the instructor will show how to start. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.