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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/חמאה-#.m4a” /]חֶמְאָה In biblical times, חמאה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/חמאה-#.m4a” /] referred to curds or leben. Today it refers to butter: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/חמאה-#.m4a” /]דודה שלי מכינה חמאה ביתית! My aunt makes homemade butter! I’m guessing that חמאה is called such because separating curds from whey (going back to the biblical חמאה) requires heat – חום[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/חמאה-#.m4a” /]. The…
בְּעַיִן יָפָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The proper term for generosity is נְדִיבוּת, but the most commonly-used term that describes giving generously suggests that when a person feels generous, they see and appreciate the beauty in the world: to give generously is לָתֵת בְּעַיִן יָפָה– literally, to give with a beautiful eye. For example: אֲנַחְנוּ…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁפּוֹךְ, לְהִישָּׁפֵךְ The word לשפוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /], a פעל verb, is to spill something, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /]אוי, שפכתי את החלב על הרצפה! Oh no, I spilled the milk on the floor! But that’s when we actively spill something. The thing that gets spilled is נשפך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/לשפוך-#.m4a” /] (if it’s grammatically masculine), as in:…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ייחודי-#.m4a” /]יִיחוּדִי מיוחד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ייחודי-#.m4a” /] means special, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ייחודי-#.m4a” /]היא אישה מיוחדת. She’s a special woman. The word’s root is י.ח.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ייחודי-#.m4a” /], closely related to א.ח.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ייחודי-#.m4a” /] meaning one. ייחודי, from the same root, means unique. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ייחודי-#.m4a” /]כל אחד יקבל סיסמה ייחודית. Everyone will receive a unique password.
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
The links are now corrected in the online version of yesterday’s Dose of Hebrew, which you can find here. I apologize for the inconvenience. Keep learning and enjoying! אִבְחוּן Can’t read Hebrew yet? In Biblical times, diagnosis was done not by medical professionals (these did not exist), but rather by…