how to say “the international community” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? מְעַבֵּד מָזוֹן check out Ulpan La-Inyan’s winter course offerings ah-voh-DAH eev-REET Jewish (“Hebrew”) Labor Part 1 of the term To work or to labor is a simple action, at least grammatically speaking. The word for to work in Hebrew is לַעֲבוֹד (lah-ah-VOHD), a simple (פעל) verb. Intensifying the action of working, those reviving…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ניתוח-אנליטי-#.m4a” /]נִיתּוּחַ, אָנָלִיזָה, נִיתּוּחַ אָנָלִיטִי The Hebrew word ניתוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ניתוח-אנליטי-#.m4a” /] appears already in Biblical Hebrew, where it comes close to the modern usage of the word as surgery (taking apart the body for medical purposes). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ניתוח-אנליטי-#.m4a” /]הוא צריך לעבור ניתוח. He needs to undergo surgery. Now, ניתוח also means analysis –…
having trouble seeing the print? חֲנֻכִּיָּה Become a fan of ours on Facebook! The word מְנוֹרָה (meh-noh-RAH) in the Torah happens to refer to a specific lamp of great religious significance, but contrary to what Jews in the Diaspora might believe, the word מנורה in Hebrew is really just a regular old lamp. Its root is נ.ו.ר (n.w.r), the same…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]לְהִסְתַּפֵּר The Hebrew word for barber is ספר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /], while a haircut is תספורת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]. To get a haircut is the reflexive התפעל verb להסתפר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]הוא חייב כבר להסתפר. He really needs to get a haircut already. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/להסתפר-#.m4a” /]הסתפרת יפה, דנה! You got a nice…
having trouble seeing the print? הִתְנַהֲגוּת Check out our spring and summer courses in Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat, Ramat Beit Shemesh and Tzfat by mikebaird To behave is to conduct oneself in a certain way. It is therefore not surprising that the Hebrew word for to behave comes from the Biblical root meaning conduct or drive – נ.ה.ג (n.h.g). To behave is לְהִתְנַהֵג (leh-heet-nah-HEG), a…