how to say “scarlet” in Hebrew
קָפֶה הָפוּךְ Can’t read Hebrew yet? There’s a line from a popular song from the nineties that goes, “I like my sugar with coffee and cream.” Even though they’re Jewish, I bet the Beastie Boys didn’t know that what they’re describing is pretty close to the Israeli version of cappuccino. ְקָפֶה הָפוּך,…
having trouble seeing the print? וָרֹד, וְרֻדָּה listen and repeat Mid-Fall Hebrew Courses Starting Soon! Register Now! See review material at the end of today’s dose! In the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world, Jacob has a vision of עַתֻּדִים… וּבְרֻדִּים listen – billy goats… (and) speckled….
having trouble seeing the print? חֲלוֹם שֶׁהִתְגַּשֵּׁם Learn to speak Hebrew! Our Hebrew Level 1 intensive class starts November 20 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. A while back I did an entry on making a dream come true – in the active sense. The expression was לְהַגְשִׁים חֲלוֹם (leh-hahg-SHEEM khah-LOHM), with להגשים being…
having trouble seeing the print? תָּכְנִית הַחֲלֻקָּה How’s your Hebrew? 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! This one’s for Yonit, whose birthday coincides with this historic date. Today marks sixty-four years since the UN General Assembly adopted the Partition Plan for Palestine. The Hebrew translation for that loaded term is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להקריא-1.m4a” /]לְהַקְרִיא As mentioned earlier this week, the Hebrew word לקרוא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להקריא-2.m4a” /] first meant to call out, but took on the additional meaning of to read when the literate few would read texts out loud to the illiterate masses. Thus in Biblical Hebrew, there is no distinction between reading and reading out loud. In the Modern era, when literacy is at an…