how to say “to unwind” in Hebrew
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לְהִתְפָּרֵק is a reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb. It means literally to come apart or to fall apart.
For example:
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לְהִתְפָּרֵק is a reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb. It means literally to come apart or to fall apart.
For example:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /]אַתָּה צוֹדֵק, אַתְּ צוֹדֶקֶת You may know the Hebrew word צדק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – justice or righteousness. Using the three-letter root that forms צדק, we get אתה צודק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – you’re right when speaking to a male, and את צודקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – you’re right when speaking to a female (note that right appears at the…
גַּלְגַּלֵּי עֵזֶר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גלגלי-עזר-1.mp3″ /] The name of the Biblical series of locations called גִלגל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גלגלי-עזר-2.mp3″ /], comes from a doubling of the root ג.ל.ל (g.l.l), referring to something round. These were gathering places for the people, sort of like King Arthur’s round table but for the whole nation. ג.ל.ל is also the root of another round object, גַלגל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גלגלי-עזר-3.mp3″ /]…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]כִּנִּים The Hebrew word for lice has been around since biblical times: כינים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]. A single louse is כינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/כינים-#.m4a” /]חפפתי לה את השיער והוצאתי את הכינה. I washed her hair and removed the louse.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-1-1.m4a” /]שָׁוֶה The Hebrew word for equal is שוֶה[audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-1-1.m4a” /] in the masculine and שוָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-2-1.m4a” /] in the feminine. Here’s an example in the plural: [audioclip url=”[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/שווה-3-1.m4a” /] ניתן לשלם את הארנונה בשנים עשר תשלומים שווים. One may pay property tax in twelve equal payments. שווה is also used in slang to mean worthwhile or great….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להגדיר-#.m4a” /]לְהַגְדִּיר To define something is to show what it is and what it isn’t, where it begins and where it ends. For example, בית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להגדיר-#.m4a” /] – house is a place of living, but it is not a workplace. The Hebrew word for to define is להגדיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להגדיר-#.m4a” /], a הפעיל verb calling upon…
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