having trouble seeing the print? לְטַהֵר Become a fan of ours on Facebook! There are two relatively common Hebrew words for to purify. לְטַהֵר (leh-tah-HEHR), an active-intensive פיעל (pee-EL) verb, communicates the idea of causing something to go from unclean, sometimes shameful to spiritually and physically pure. The word is used in both a spiritual/religious context…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-עד-סוף-דעתו-1.m4a” /]לָרֶדֶת עַד סוֹף דַּעְתּוֹ This week we’ve seen several expressions with לרדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-עד-סוף-דעתו-2.m4a” /] – to get off: לרדת מהאוטובוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-עד-סוף-דעתו-3.m4a” /] – to get off the bus לרדת מנושא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-עד-סוף-דעתו-4.m4a” /] – to drop a subject/topic לרדת מהעץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לרדת-עד-סוף-דעתו-5.m4a” /] – to get off one’s high horse (literally, to get off the tree) One more expression with…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מסיבה-#.m4a” /]מְסִיבָּה The biblical word for party is משתה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מסיבה-#.m4a” /], of the root ש.ת.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מסיבה-#.m4a” /] meaning drinking. Today Israelis use the Mishnaic-Hebrew word מסיבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מסיבה-#.m4a” /], which derives from the verb להסב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מסיבה-#.m4a” /] – to lounge. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/מסיבה-#.m4a” /]שמעתי שעושים פה מסיבה בלעדי! I heard they’re partying (making a party) here without me!…
having trouble seeing the print? מִלְחֶמֶת (כַּדּוּרֵי) שֶׁלֶג Hebrew classes starting soon in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! this week’s video! The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world launches the ten plagues – G-d’s war with the ancient Egyptians, one of which involves hail – בָּרָד. In Jerusalem this week, we…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /]עֶרְכָּה A kit is a set of items that come together to serve a particular purpose. In Hebrew this is an ערכה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /], from the simple verb לערוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /] meaning to set up. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/ערכה-#.m4a” /]איפה קונים ערכה ביתית לבדיקת קורונה? Where does one buy a home kit for Covid testing?…