how to say “to smuggle” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

having trouble seeing the print?

לְהַבְרִיחַ
 
For those of you in Jerusalem or Tel Aviv…
Our Level 2 and 4 courses are set to start soon!
 
Now that the sale and consumption of marijuana is legal in Colorado and Washington, it is expected that rates of smuggling the substance will go down in those American states.
 
The Hebrew word for to smuggle is לְהַבְרִיחַ listen and repeat, an active-causative verb. Its root is ב.ר.ח (b.r.kh) meaning escape – to smuggle is to cause something to escape.
 
to smuggle - להבריח
 

For example:
 
חָפְרוּ מִנְהָרָה בְּנִסָּיוֹן לְהַבְרִיחַ חוֹמְרֵי נֶפֶץ.
They dug a tunnel in an attempt to smuggle explosive materials.
 
The abstract-noun form of להבריח is הַבְרָחָה listen and repeat – smuggling.

Similar Posts

how to say “word of mouth” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפה-לאוזן-1.m4a” /]מִפֶּה לְאֹזֶן They say that word of mouth travels fast, for better or for worse. The Hebrew expression for word of mouth is מפה לאוזן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפה-לאוזן-1.m4a” /] – literally, from mouth to ear. This expression is borrowed from the French le bouche à oreille, of the same literal meaning. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מפה-לאוזן-2.m4a” /]שומעים עלינו מפה לאוזן. (They)…

how to say “bank transfer” in Hebrew

how to say “bank transfer” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]הַעֲבָרָה בַּנְקָאִית To pass or transfer something to someone else in Hebrew is להעביר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb of the root ע.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]דוד, תעביר את המלח. David, pass the salt. Thus the act of transferring something is העברה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a” /]. So a bank transfer is העברה בנקאית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/העברה-בנקאית-#.m4a”…

how to say “inspiration” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/השראה-#.m4a” /]הַשְׁרָאָה The Hebrew word for inspiration is השראה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/השראה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/השראה-#.m4a” /]ל”ג בעומר הוא יום של השראה. Lag Baomer is a day of inspiration. Likewise, בהשראת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/השראה-#.m4a” /] is inspired by or with the inspiration of, as in:  [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/השראה-#.m4a” /]הוא כתב את השיר בהשראת סיפור של עגנון. He wrote the song…

how to say “must see” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/חובה-לראות-#.m4a” /]חוֹבָה לִרְאוֹת I’m excited for Season 3 of Fauda, coming out sometime in 2019. The first two seasons are must-sees. How would you say this in Hebrew? Let’s look at how the idea of obligation shows up in Hebrew. You need in Hebrew is אתה צריך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/חובה-לראות-#.m4a” /] to a male, את צריכה[audioclip…

daily video – how to say “public domain” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

daily video – how to say “I’m starving” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...