[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-1.m4a” /]לְהַדְהֵד Last week we saw the Hebrew word for echo – הד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-2.m4a” /]. To resonate – to feel the vibe of a sound (or a feeling) emitted elsewhere – is the active-intensive פיעל verb להדהד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/להדהד-3.m4a” /]מה שאמרת מהדהד אצלי. What you (a male) said resonates with me….
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat 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 שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ידע-#.m4a” /]יֶדַע Some words in Hebrew are formed by their three-letter root itself. ידע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ידע-#.m4a” /] – knowledge – is one of them. Here it is in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ידע-#.m4a” /]הוא רוצה לצבור ידע, להרחיב אופקים. He wants to accumulate knowledge, to broaden (his) horizons. Related words include מידע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ידע-#.m4a” /] – information, מודיעין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/ידע-#.m4a” /]…
לא זמין Now, if you’ve read the previous post, you know that I am probably on a trip in the Galilee and the vicinity. You may be wondering how I’ve managed to write a Ktzat Ivrit entry on my vacation! The answer is that I’ve written it in advance, and hit “publish” before…
לְאַבֵּד, לְהַפְסִיד listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In most cases, English is the one with more words for a single idea. Sometimes, however, Hebrew is. One example is to lose, where Hebrew has two words: לְאַבֵּד listen and repeat, an active-intensive verb, refers to losing a person or an…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/החוג-הארקטי-#.m4a” /]הַחוּג הָאַרְקְטִי If you’ve got basic Hebrew down, you most likely know the word for holiday – חג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/החוג-הארקטי-#.m4a” /]. How about the Arabic word for pilgrimage – حاج (haj)? Both have to do with people coming in from outer circles to a central place – in Islam, Mecca, and in Judaism, Jerusalem (until about…