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how to say “letters” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אותיות-#.m4a” /]אוֹתִיּוֹת The Hebrew word for the type of letter appearing in an alphabet is אות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אותיות-#.m4a” /] (a letter written to someone is מכתב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אותיות-#.m4a” /]). In the plural it’s אותיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אותיות-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/אותיות-#.m4a” /]יש עשרים ושתיים אותיות בשפה העברית. There are twenty-two letters in the Hebrew language. Now, the…
how to say “pity” and “compassion” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /]רַחֲמִים, חֶמְלָה If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you probably know the word רחמים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – mercy and לרחם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – to have mercy. A similar word you may know is חמלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – compassion, while לחמול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] is to show compassion. While in religious contexts the original meaning of רחמים remains, today,…