The Jerusalem Bridge

מְצִיאָהmetzia meaning in Hebrew

a steal, a real bargain (literally: a find) · noun (feminine)

Also spelled in English: metziah

Illustration for the Hebrew word metzia

The seller names a price so low you have to keep your face completely still. Whatever is in your hands at that moment is a metzia.

קניתי את הכיסא הזה בשוק בחמישים שקל — איזה מציאה!

“I got this chair in the shuk for fifty shekels — what a steal!”

What is the best metzia you ever found?

Hebrew words for money and deals

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