עצם – bone – actually – essence
עצם
The עֶצֶם (EH-tsem) means bone, but it also means essence.
The 70s and 80s rock group that brought us the popular Bar-Mitzvah dance song, “Yo Ya,” also have a song called “פֹּה קָבוּר הַכֶּלֶב” (poh kah-VOOR hah-KEH-lev) – “This is Where the Dog is Buried.”
I bring you this song because
1. it’s entertaining, and
2. because it’s got a nice play on words with עצם.
Presenting Kaveret:
Since עצם also carries the meaning of essence, another very useful word that we teach in Level 1 is בְּעֶצֶם (be-EH-tsem), or actually.
Play the video and listen for the word עצם.
Make sure to repeat the word out loud
(you can check your pronunciation with the gadget below).
(you can check your pronunciation with the gadget below).
