how to say “decide!” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /]כְּנָפַיִם The Hebrew word for wing is כנף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /] – a pair of them is כנפיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /]. And like many other body parts that come in pairs, human or otherwise, the word is feminine: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/כנפיים-#.m4a” /]יש לציפור הזאת כנפיים רחבות מאוד! This bird has very wide wings! You may know the…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לאותת-1.m4a” /]לְאוֹתֵת The Biblical-Hebrew word for sign is אות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לאותת-2.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לאותת-3.m4a” /]אות היא ביני וביניכם (שמות ל”א י”ג) It is a sign between me and you (Exodus 31:13) אות also means letter, but in the plural, it’s אותיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לאותת-4.m4a” /], whereas אות meaning signal is אותות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לאותת-5.m4a” /] in the plural. For example:…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-1.m4a” /]תַּרְנְגוֹל הוֹדוּ The Hebrew term for a turkey is תרנגול הודו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-1.m4a” /] – literally, chicken of India. This meaning appears in various languages including the Yiddish אינדיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-2.m4a” /], where the Hebrew term probably comes from. But the turkey originates in Mexico, not India. Why is it called תרנגול הודו, or simply הודו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-3.m4a” /]?…