Throughout the country
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| the Tel Aviv boardwalk on a hazy day |
Now it’s raining.
The Hebrew word for haze is אוֹבֶך (OH-vekh).
having trouble seeing the print? סְבִיבָה With summer coming in the northern hemisphere and air-conditioning (entry on that tomorrow) set to full blast in Israeli homes and vehicles, this week’s a good time to introduce some Hebrew terms about climate and environment. The Hebrew word for environment is סְבִיבָה . It’s a verbal noun of the root…
While a wheel in general is גלגל, there’s a special word for steering wheel: הגה. The word finds its roots in Biblical Hebrew but came into use as steering wheel in the Middle Ages, when it referred to the helm of a ship. Imagine a driving instructor saying: צריך להחזיק את ההגה בשתי ידיים! You have to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /]בָּצֵק The kind of dough from which one might bake is בצק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /]הבצק מוכן – אפשר להכניס אותו לתנור. The dough is ready – you can put it in the oven. Another word, עיסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/בצק-#.m4a” /], means dough as well, but can also refer to any…
having trouble seeing the print? עֹדֶף Class starts January 29th! Check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings now also in Ramat Beit Shemesh! This Biblical Hebrew word means excess or surplus – in Modern Hebrew, its main meaning is change in the form of coins or that which one receives after paying too much…
גִּבּוֹר Can’t read Hebrew yet? Holocaust Day is officially termed יוֹם הַזִּכָּרוֹן לַשּׁוֹאָה וְלַגְּבוּרָה – Memorial Day for the Holocaust and the Heroism – in order to commemorate acts of Jewish resistance against the atrocities. While גְּבוּרָה means heroism, a (male) hero or brave one is a גִּבּוֹר . Here’s a Biblical example:…