how to say “convenience” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-1.m4a” /]עֹשֶׁר Yesterday, we saw the word for poverty – עוני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-2.m4a” /], while a poor man is עני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-3.m4a” /]. On the flip side, the word for wealth is עושר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-1.m4a” /], and a rich man is עשיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-4.m4a” /] (a rich woman is עשירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-5.m4a” /]). A similar-sounding word is אושר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/עושר-1.m4a” /] – contentment…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-1.m4a” /]רְכִיבִים This word appears on the vast majority of packaged foods in Israel: רכיבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-1.m4a” /] – ingredients. It comes from the root ר.כ.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-2.m4a” /] meaning attaching or assembling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-3.m4a” /]יש כאן רכיבים מפחידים ברשימה… There are some scary ingredients here on the list… In the singular form, רכיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-4.m4a” /] generally refers not…