how to say “warmth” in Hebrew
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Wishing you all a שבת שלום וסוף שבוע חָמִים… ושנה טובה Shabbat Shalom, a warm weekend (sohf shah-VOO-ah khah-MEEM)… and happy new year,
Ami
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-1.m4a” /]הַפְקָדָה The ancient Hebrew root פ.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-2.m4a” /] means visit, attend or appoint. It shows up in Modern Hebrew in words such as פקיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-3.m4a” /] – clerk or someone appointed for a job and תפקיד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הפקדה-4.m4a” /] – role or job. It also appears in the active-causative verb to deposit (to appoint someone or something such as a bank as a trustee of sorts)…
צַוָּואָה You may recognize some of the letters in צוואה – will (and testament) – from the word מצווה (commandment), and conclude that they’re related. You would be right. In a צוואה, a person commands their will to the powers that be. For example: הבנים קראו ביחד את הצוואה של אביהם, והופתעו לגלות כמה דברים. The sons…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /]לֹא אוּכַל Earlier this week we heard how to say could have – forms of יכול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /] (able to) in the past tense. But what about the future? I won’t be able to is אני לא אוכל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /], for example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/לא-אוכל-#.m4a” /]אני לא אוכל להגיע באותו ערב. I won’t be able…
שֶׁבֶר Once I was riding my bike on Azza Street in Jerusalem, made a bad turn and fell with my hand breaking the fall. I came away with a שבר – a fracture. שבר refers not only to a physical break or fracture, but to many other things as well: a fraction, a failure, and even emotional anguish. For example: כשנחרב…
having trouble seeing the print? תַּקָּלָה טֶכְנִית listen and repeat Those of you receiving Your Daily Dose of Hebrew via email may have been disappointed over the past few days, since no emails have gone out. If you’re receiving this one, the problem has been solved. Here’s how to say glitch…