[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/חצוצרה-#.m4a” /]חֲצוֹצְרָה Ancient Israelites used two instruments to announce their presence: a שופר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/חצוצרה-#.m4a” /] – shofar or a horn, and a חצוצרה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/חצוצרה-#.m4a” /] – a metallic instrument like the modern-day trumpet. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/חצוצרה-#.m4a” /]תִּקְעוּ שׁוֹפָר בַּגִּבְעָה, חֲצֹצְרָה בָּרָמָה. (הושע ה’, ח’) Sound the shofar on the hill, the trumpet on the plateau. (Hosea 5:8) Here’s an…
having trouble seeing the print? פֵּירוֹת יָם listen and repeat Learn to Speak Hebrew With Us, Online (or in person) This entry should be useful for both the seafood eater and for the person trying to avoid it when searching for a restaurant in Israel. The Hebrew term for seafood is פֵּירוֹת יָם ( listen…
תְּכוּנָה I think it’s reasonable to assume that nearly everyone on the planet – if not everyone – has admirable as well as less-than-admirable character traits. The word תְּכוּנָה (te-khoo-NAH) can refer to such traits, as well as non-human traits or features. For example, לַגִּרְסָה הַחֲדָשָׁה שֶׁל “חֲלוֹנוֹת” יֵשׁ תְּכוּנוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת (la-gheer-SAH hah-khah-dah-SHAH shel “khah-loh-NOHT” yesh…
לִתְמוֹךְ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’ve lived in Israel, you may have called your Internet service provider or your phone company and heard the recording in the directory say something like: לִתְמִיכָה טֶכְנִית, הַקִּישׁוּ שְׁתַּיִם. For technical support, press two. listen The word תמיכה listen and repeat means support,…
having trouble seeing the print? דַּחַף Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online The Hebrew word for to push is לִדְחוֹף . For example: הִיא דָּחְפָה אֶת עַצְמָהּ לְהֶשֵּׂגִים מַרְשִׁימִים. She pushed herself to impressive achievements. Modern Hebrew regards an urge (or impulse, compulsion, desire, etc) as an internal push – the word is…