how to say “Easter” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /]הַשְׁקָפַת עוֹלָם The word for glasses – משקפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /] – comes from the root ש.ק.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /], one of the roots that mean vision. In the הפעיל verb form, להשקיף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /] means to look out on. Likewise, השקפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /] means outlook, with השקפת עולם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /] meaning worldview. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/השקפת-עולם-#.m4a” /]הם מסתדרים ביחד…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקורבים-1.m4a” /]מְקֹרָבִים The basic Hebrew word for close is קרוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקורבים-2.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקורבים-3.m4a” /]מקום העבודה שלי נמצא קרוב לבית. My place of work is (situated) close to home. And family members, people who are close genetically or through marriage, are קרובי משפחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מקורבים-4.m4a” /]. For people close to someone of stature – insiders – the word is מקורבים[audioclip…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכה-#.m4a” /]סִיכָּה The word for pin – something sharp you might use to pin two things together – is סיכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכה-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכה-#.m4a” /]נפצעתי מסיכת ביטחון! I got hurt from a safety pin! The root of סיכה is ס.כ.כ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכה-#.m4a” /], the same as that of סוכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/סיכה-#.m4a” /] – Sukkah….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/עוצר-נשימה-#.m4a” /]עוֹצֵר נְשִׁימָה Imagine yourself climbing uphill for hours, step by arduous step, sweating, panting… and then suddenly finding yourself on firm, level ground that looks over a beautiful valley forest drenched in a light fog – or Jerusalem in all its splendor. Your breath may stop for a moment, and only then open…