having trouble seeing the print? שְׁכוֹל War and bereavement have been, unfortunately, a part of life since the dawn of humanity. It is no wonder, then, that Biblical Hebrew has a salient word for bereavement – שְׁכוֹל (sheh-KHOHL). A related word is שַׁכּוּל – bereaved (shah-KOOL). For example, בְּיוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן הָעָם עוֹמֵד בְּסוֹלִידָרִיּוּת עִם הַמִּשְׁפָּחוֹת הַשַּׁכּוּלוֹת…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-1.m4a” /]שָׂעִיר While שיער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-2.m4a” /] refers to hair in general, שערות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-3.m4a” /] refers to individual hairs. Nevertheless, שערות can also refer to simply hair. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-4.m4a” /]אל תשכח לחפוף שערות. Don’t forget to wash your (the) hair. (spoken to a male) Hairy is שעיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שעיר-1.m4a” /] when referring to a male…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
having trouble seeing the print? הַגְדָּרָה brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew throughout Israel and online Courses starting Sunday around the country! Yesterday’s entry introduced the word for fence or, more abstractly, framework. The root is ג.ד.ר (g.d.r). A definition is something that brings clarity to a word or idea: without definition, an idea runs freely, unattainable…