how to say “the one and only” in Hebrew

  מַעְיָן   Can’t read Hebrew yet?     The common Hebrew name מַעְיָן    – given mostly to girls but also to boys – means spring or well.   For example:   אֵזוֹר בֵּית שְׁאָן נִקְרָא “עֵמֶק הַמַּעְיָנוֹת.” The Beit Shean region is called “The Valley of the Springs.”     A synonym of מעין…

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...

  גָּאוֹן, גְּאוֹנִי   Can’t read Hebrew yet?     If you like Israeli music, you’ve likely come across at least a couple of songs by Yehoram Gaon, such as this one.   The name Gaon – גָּאוֹן    – means excellence or majesty in Biblical Hebrew, but in Modern Hebrew it means genius.    For example:…