having trouble seeing the print? עֵר, עֵרָה Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. The Torah portion that will be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world is perhaps the strangest – הַמּוּזָרָה בְּיוֹתֵר (hah-moo-zah-RAH beh-yoh-TEHR) of all portions, featuring a talking (female) donkey – אָתוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת (ah-TOHN meh-dah-BEH-ret) and…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]אֲנָחָה The Hebrew word for a sigh is אנחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]אנחנו שומעים קול אנחה כבדה מהחדר השני. We hear the sound of a heavy sigh from the other room. To sigh is the נפעל verb להיאנח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/אנחה-#.m4a” /]אחרי יומיים של מרדף הוא סוף סוף…
בְּרֵכַת שְׂחִיָּה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? I’m loving the warm weather here in Israel. It’s perfect for swimming, my favorite sport. The Hebrew term for swimming is שְׂחִיָּה listen and repeat, derived from the simple verb לִשְׂחוֹת listen and repeat – to swim – of the root שׂ.ח.ה (s.kh.h). And a pool…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סולמית-1.m4a” /]סֻלָּמִית You may know the word סולם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סולמית-2.m4a” /] – ladder – from the dream of Jacob: (וְהִנֵּה סֻלָּם מֻצָּב אַרְצָה וְרֹאשׁוֹ מַגִּיעַ הַשָּׁמָיְמָה… (בראשית כ”ח י”ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/סולמית-3.m4a” /] And behold, a ladder resting on the earth, with its top reaching to heaven… (Genesis 28:12) To name the number sign that appears on the bottom-right of…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ארגון-#.m4a” /]אִרְגּוּן, וְ…פַּעַם שְׁלִישִׁית גְּלִידָה The Hebrew word for organization, ארגון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ארגון-#.m4a” /], comes from English. Here’s an example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ארגון-#.m4a” /]הוא עובד בארגון חברתי. He works for (at) a social organization. If you’ve got some experience with Hebrew, you may have noticed that ארגון follows the same vowel pattern as some other words, such…