how to say “compass” 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…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
The Hebrew word for spy is מרגל if he’s a man, or מרגלת if she’s a woman. For example: אלי כהן היה אחד המרגלים המפורסמים ביותר בהיסטוריה. Eli Cohen was one of the most famous spies in history. מרגל comes from the word רגל – foot: a spy is someone who walks around, collecting information. Espionage…
הֶשֶּׂג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הישג15.mp3″ /] לְהַשִּׂיג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הישג16.mp3″ /], an active-causative verb of the root נ.שׂ.ג (n.s.g), means to reach or to overtake. In Biblical times, the word referred to reaching or overtaking someone or something physically. Here’s an example in Modern Hebrew: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הישג17.mp3″ /]הִיא הִשִּׂיגָה אֹתִי בַּמֵּרוּץ. She overtook me in the race. Today, the word…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַרְשׁוֹת, לָתֵת ל… Our popular Hebrew classes start next week around the country! Spots are still available. For such a famously legalistic text, the Hebrew Bible doesn’t have proper words for to allow or to forbid. So Modern Hebrew borrows from Mishnaic root for permission and authority,…