How to say “value” in Hebrew
Don’t confuse להעריך with להאריך (with an alef), which means to lengthen.
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/רפאים-1.m4a” /]שֵׁד, רוּחַ רְפָאִים I wrote this morning’s post in advance without looking at the calendar, so I’m adding another post that is more in line with today’s import. Here’s a picture of my street at 11pm last night. My street is called עמק רפאים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/רפאים-2.m4a” /] – a Biblical reference to this general…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְנַיֵּד our spring classes start April 7 in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv The Hebrew root נ.ו.ד (n.w.d) or נ.י.ד (n.y.d) bears the concept of mobility and movement, as in the Biblical phrase in which קַיִן-Cain is cursed: נָע וָנָד תִּהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ – you will be a restless wanderer in the land. Modern applications…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]שְׁלִילִי The Hebrew word for positive is חיובי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]יש לי רגשות חיוביים כלפיה. I have positive feelings towards her. Its opposite, negative, is שלילי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שלילי-#.m4a” /]יש השלכות, אבל הן לאו דווקא שליליות. There are consequences, but they aren’t necessarily negative. שלילי is related to…
חוֹתֵן, חָם, חָמוֹת Tomorrow, Jews around the world will read the Torah portion called יִתְרו (yeet-ROH) – Jethro. The highlight of this portion is the Ten Commandments, but there’s lots of other action that takes place in this short-but-monumental section of the Torah. We are introduced to the father-in-law of Moses, יתרו,…