another word for “to plant” in Hebrew
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/עליית-הנוער-#.m4a” /]עֲלִיַּת הַנֹּעַר With a Germany of the 1930s becoming more and more hostile towards Jews, a woman named Recha Freier took action and launched a movement called עליית הנוער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/עליית-הנוער-#.m4a” /] – youth aliyah, or immigration of the youth to the Land of Israel. Here’s the term in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/עליית-הנוער-#.m4a” /]הרבה יהודים ניצלו מהשואה בזכות…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לנגן-1.m4a” /]לְנַגֵּן You’re at a bonfire in the beautiful Israeli desert. A guy pulls out a guitar and asks everyone: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לנגן-2.m4a” /]מה לנגן? What should I play? What’s he’s saying literally is what to play? לנגן, an active-intensive verb, means to play a tune. Likewise, נגן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לנגן-3.m4a” /] means music player and ניגון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לנגן-4.m4a” /] is a…
Today at noon, Israel time… …I’m on the radio for my weekly hour of Israeli music explained. Today I’m playing some of the regulars, some of Israel’s greats: Arik Einstein Shlomo Artzi Ehud Banai The Idan Raichel Project …and many more Check out the show between 12 and 1 Israel…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פגיעות-1-1.m4a” /]פְּגִיעוּת The Hebrew word for vulnerable is פגיע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פגיעות-2.m4a” /]. The root is פ.ג.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פגיעות-3.m4a” /] meaning to contact, usually in a hurtful manner. Thus פגיע makes sense as a translation of vulnerable – exposed to being contacted in a hurtful manner. But getting hurt is not the only thing that could happen to someone vulnerable….
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 Game 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!
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…