מְתֻחְכָּם If you know some Hebrew, you surely know the word for wise or smart – חָכָם/חֲכָמָה. But sophisticated is more than smart. It takes smart to a whole different level. Thus Hebrew takes the root ח.כ.מ (kh.k.m) and adds a ת (t) to the beginning, taking the meaning of words derived to a whole new level….
לְהַגְדִּיל Eliyahu, one the students in my Level 5 class at AACI Jerusalem was trying to say to enlarge something, but used the word for to raise instead. It’s an excellent error for a budding Hebrew speaker, as it presents the opportunity to distinguish between not only two different words, but two different word types….
Ulpan La-Inyan Midsummer Courses… …start next Sunday, July 25. The course lasts for six weeks; class meets 4-5 times a week for an hour or an hour and a quarter, depending on the level. We’ve got all the levels (1-5) offered in Jerusalem, and Levels 1, 3 and 5 offered in Tel Aviv…
לִנְכוֹחַ listen to this word pronounced To bear witness in the legal sense is לְהָעִיד. It’s a technical term. But to be witness to an event, such as those that took place in 1967, is to overpowered by their magic. It’s to be present at such an event – לִנְכוֹח (leen-KHOH-ahkh). I was…