literally, to raise on the writing.לְהָכִיל Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for to contain is לְהָכִיל , an active-causative verb of the root כ.ו.ל (k.w.l) meaning all: to contain is to have the ability to include all different things inside oneself. For example: מוּצָר זֶה מֵכִיל גְּלוּטֶן. This product contains gluten. and הוּא…
לְהִסְתַּפֵּק Over the past couple of days we’ve seen words from the root ס.פ.ק (s.p.k), meaning, enough or satisfaction. Today’s word doesn’t have a literal translation in English. It means, roughly, to have enough or to make due. The word is the התפעל (heet-pah-EL) form of the root, namely, לְהִסְתַּפֵּק (leh-hees-tah-PEK). A well-known saying from the Ethics of…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַנִּיחַ In this week’s Torah portion (in דברים כ”ו, י – Deuteronomy 26:10), the Israelite bringing the first fruits of his portion in the Land of Israel, in reverent gratitude to G-d, is instructed to place down – לְהַנִּיח (leh-hah-NEE-ahkh) – his basket on the floor of the Temple. לְהַנִּיח…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
having trouble seeing the print? יַצִּיבוּת Test your Hebrew level at ulpan.com! And if you’re ready to sign up for classes, you’ll save 200 shekels by doing so today… The Biblical-Hebrew root י.צ.ב (y.ts.b) means standing firm. Some words employing this root still in use today are: לְהִתְיַצֵּב to stabilize מַצָּב situation/condition (of the…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-1.m4a” /]תֶּקַע We saw yesterday that a socket is a שקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-2.m4a” /]. That which goes into a שקע, a plug, is a תקע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-1.m4a” /]. The word תקע forms the root ת.ק.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-3.m4a” /] meaning stuck: a תקע gets stuck into a שקע. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקע-4.m4a” /]יש תקע, אבל אין שקע. There’s a plug, but no…