to “pick someone up” (from school or something)… in Hebrew

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/לצבור-#.m4a” /]לִצְבֹּר לצבור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/לצבור-#.m4a” /] means to accumulate. You may recognize the word from the Biblical story of Joseph, who rescues the economy of Egypt: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/לצבור-#.m4a” /]וַיִּצְבֹּר יוֹסֵף בָּר כְּחוֹל הַיָּם הַרְבֵּה מְאֹד עַד כִּי חָדַל לִסְפֹּר כִּי אֵין מִסְפָּר. (בראשית מ”א, מ”ט) And Joseph stored up (accumulated) huge quantities of grain, like the…

אֲרוּחַת חַג, סְעוּדַת חַג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-1.m4a” /] The predominant word for meal in Modern Hebrew is ארוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-2.m4a” /], related to the word אורח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-3.m4a” /] meaning guest, both words deriving from the root א.ר.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-4.m4a” /] meaning path or way. But ארוחה does not appear in Biblical Hebrew except for a couple of instances. Neither does סעודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-5.m4a” /],…