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סולחהsulkha meaning in Hebrew

reconciliation, a patched-up peace · noun (feminine), usually in the phrase לעשות סולחה

Also spelled in English: sulha, sulcha

Illustration for the Hebrew word sulkha

Two neighbors who nearly came to blows over a parking spot, now drinking coffee together because somebody's uncle insisted. That's a sulkha, and everyone knows it was arranged.

אחרי שבוע של צעקות בקבוצת הוואטסאפ, אמא הכריחה את כולם לעשות סולחה.

“After a week of yelling in the WhatsApp group, Mom made everyone make up.”

Picture two people you know who refused to talk until a third person dragged them to a table for coffee.

Israeli slang wordsHebrew words for talking and complainingHebrew slang that came from Arabic

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