New / old Hebrew words

The Academy of the Hebrew Language has published a list of 1,400 new words and phrases it recently approved. One unusual example, requested by environmentalists, is the waste product from extracting oil from olives. The new word is “mohal” and has its origins in Talmudic texts.

https://www.timesofisrael.com/hebrew-language-academy-approves-1400-new-words/

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