how to say “in good faith” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתכנס-1.mp3″ /]לְהִתְכַּנֵּס A phrase appearing in the prayers of the Jewish holiday of Sukkot reads: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתכנס-2.mp3″ /]ונפוצותינו כנס מירכתי ארץ. And gather our dispersed from the corners of the earth. The word כנס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתכנס-3.mp3″ /] in that phrase means (you should) gather, so that to gather people together is the active-intensive לכנס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתכנס-4.mp3″ /]. Now that’s, to…
[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/פעם-ביובל-#.m4a” /]פַּעַם בְּיוֹבֵל, פַּעַם בְּ- Once in a blue moon means once in a really long time. Hebrew’s expression for this draws upon the Bible: פעם ביובל[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/פעם-ביובל-#.m4a” /] – once in a Jubilee, which, in Biblical times, would place once every 50 years. But the full expression פעם ביובל has generally…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-1.m4a” /]לְהַעֲלִים עַיִן The Hebrew word for to ignore is להתעלם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-2.m4a” /], a התפעל verb of the root ע.ל.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-3.m4a” /] meaning hidden. A similar expression is to turn a blind eye – in Hebrew, להעלים עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-4.m4a” /] – literally, to hide an eye. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/להעלים-עין-5.m4a” /]במקרה הזה גובה המיסים החליט להעלים…
כֵּנוּת, הֲגִינוּת, יֹשֶׁר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? I’m approaching the end of my third Frank McCourt book, Teacher Man. McCourt’s stories keep me turning pages and laughing out loud, but what I love most about his writing is the candor and honesty that glows on every page. There a few words…