how to say “preparations” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]מַטֶּה The word מטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /] means staff, as in the biblical command of God to Moses: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/מטה-#.m4a” /]קַח אֶת הַמַּטֶּה וְהַקְהֵל אֶת הָעֵדָה אַתָּה וְאַהֲרֹן אָחִיךָ (במדבר כ’, ח’) Take the staff and gather the congregation, you and Aaron your brother. (Numbers 20:8) מטה also means tribe in Biblical Hebrew (I guess people…
שִׁשִּׁיָּה listen to this word pronounced If you know some Hebrew, you certainly know the Hebrew word for six – שֵׁש (shesh) in the feminine and שִׁשָּׁה (shee-SHAH) in the masculine (learned in Level 1 of Ulpan La-Inyan). Yes, it’s counterintuitive – normally the “ah” ending comes with feminine words. Note how both שישה and…
מְכָל, תְּכוּלָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? We saw that the Hebrew word for to contain is לְהָכִיל listen and repeat of the root כ.ו.ל (k.w.l) meaning all. Likewise, a container is a מְכָל listen and repeat (erroneously yet very commonly written and pronounced as מֵכָל or מֵיכָל listen and repeat). The word also refers to the kind of container called a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְלַהֵב The Hebrew word for flame is להבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-2.m4a” /], while the word for blade is להב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-3.m4a” /]. Both are dangerous… and exciting. Thus the word for to be enthusiastic – or to light up in flames – is להתלהב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתלהב-4.m4a” /]היא נורא התלהבה מהמחזמר. She was really enthusiastic about the musical. Enthusiasm…
having trouble seeing the print? תְּקוּפָה The Hebrew word for period of time or era is תְּקוּפָה (listen and repeat). I’ve known this for a long time, but not its full meaning – until I just researched it to present it to you. The word appears in the Bible, but its meaning has become less and less specific over…
מַלָּח listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for sailor, appearing already in Biblical Hebrew, is מַלָּח listen and repeat. For example: הַמַּלָּחִים עוֹבְדִים עַל הַסְּפִינָה. The sailors are working on the ship. listen With an ah-AH vowel sequence and an emphasized second root letter, מַלָּח follows the…