how to say “empowerment” in Hebrew
כָּבוֹד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for respect or honor – כבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-1.mp3″ /] – is related to the word for heavy – כבד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-2.mp3″ /]: treating someone with respect is the opposite of taking them lightly. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כבוד-3.mp3″ /]הפתרון לכל בעיה בינאישית מתחיל עם כבוד. The solution to any interpersonal problem starts with respect. A related word…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ליתר-ביטחון-#.m4a” /]לְיֶתֶר בִּטָּחוֹן Earlier this week we saw the word ביטוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ליתר-ביטחון-#.m4a” /] – insurance. Its root, ב.ט.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ליתר-ביטחון-#.m4a” /] meaning sure, is also the root of other words like בטיחות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ליתר-ביטחון-#.m4a” /] – safety and ביטחון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ליתר-ביטחון-#.m4a” /] – security. Hebrew’s way of saying just in case is ליתר ביטחון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ליתר-ביטחון-#.m4a” /] – literally, for greater security. For…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אתגר-חצי-מרתון-1.m4a” /]אֶתְגַּר חֲצִי מָרָתוֹן Challenges promoting good causes – such as the Ice Bucket Challenge – have been trending on social media over the past few years. The Hebrew word for challenge is אתגר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אתגר-חצי-מרתון-2.m4a” /], so the Ice Bucket Challenge was called: אתגר דלי הקרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אתגר-חצי-מרתון-3.m4a” /] Another popular challenge is a marathon…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-של-שמים-וארץ-#.m4a” /]הֶבְדֵּל שֶׁל שָמַיִם וָאָרֶץ Hebrew borrows some expressions from other languages in order to keep with 2000 years of cultural development that it missed out on while virtually unspoken in the Diaspora. But many expressions go back to Mishnaic and even Biblical times. One such expression is הבדל של שמים וארץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/הבדל-של-שמים-וארץ-#.m4a” /]…
having trouble seeing the print? קִנְאָה this week’s video dose of Hebrew by Ami Steinberger Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan