how to say “to fall in love” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רעיון-1.m4a” /]רַעְיוֹן, מֻשָּׂג The Hebrew word for idea is רעיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רעיון-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רעיון-3.m4a” /]יש לי רעיון גדול! I have a great (big) idea! The word first appears in one of the later books of the Hebrew Bible (קהלת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/רעיון-4.m4a” /] – Ecclesiastes), where it means musing. Despite conceptual connections we might draw between רעיון…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /]בְּאוֹרוֹת If something physical such as house is all lit up, we say in Hebrew that it is מואר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /]. But if a person is glowing from joy and inspiration, we might say that s/he is באורות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /] – literally, in lights. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/באורות-#.m4a” /]היא חזרה מהטיול באורות. She returned…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקב-אכילס-1.m4a” /]עֲקֵב אָכִילֶס, נְקֻדַּת תֻּרְפָּה The heel of the mythical Achilles was his weak point, the one place on his body that should his enemies harm it, they could defeat him. Both English and Hebrew use Achilles’ heel to refer to one’s point of vulnerability, their weak spot. In Hebrew, it’s עקב אכילס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עקב-אכילס-2.m4a” /]….