לְהִתְנַשֵּׁק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Yesterday we saw the various Hebrew words for hug. Today we’ll look at kissing, which has a similar grammar. The root of kissing – נ.שׁ.ק (n.sh.k) – is the same as that of a weapon – נֶשֶׁק listen and repeat – not because of the “kiss of death”,…
לְהִתְחַבֵּק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root ח.ב.ק (kh.b.k) means embracing. There’s to hug someone else (active-intensive verb) – לְחַבֵּק listen and repeat – as in: הָאֵם חִבְּקָה אֶת הַיֶּלֶד כְּשֶׁהוּא נִבְהַל מֵהַכֶּלֶב. The mother hugged the child when he was frightened from the dog. listen And there’s…
שַׁחַר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The morning prayer in Judaism is called שַׁחֲרִית listen and repeat, as it is derived from the word for dawn, שַׁחַר listen and repeat. In Hebrew, we talk about the dawn as it is a physical object like the sun and say that the dawn rises, as in: הֵם…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
שְׁאִיפוֹת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The English word aspiration finds its roots in the Latin word spirare – to breathe. Likewise, the Hebrew word for to aspire is the same as that of to inhale – the active-simple verb לִשְׁאוֹף listen and repeat. And an aspiration is a שְׁאִיפָה listen and repeat. For example: …
לְהִתָּקַע listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The rain may be a blessing, but most people don’t like getting stuck in it for too long. The Hebrew word for to get stuck is לְהִתָּקַע listen and repeat. Using the above example: נִתְקַעְתִּי בַּגֶּשֶׁם. I got stuck in the rain. listen …
לְנַחֵשׁ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for to guess is the active-intensive verb לְנַחֵשׁ listen and repeat. For example: אִם אַתָּה לֹא יוֹדֵעַ בְּוַדָּאוּת, תְּנַחֵשׁ. If you (a male) don’t know for sure, guess. listen This word can be found in Biblical Hebrew, though it refers to…
אֲנִי מְתָאֵר לְעַצְמִי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In English, when we make an assumption and create a potential scenario, we might say “I imagine,” as in: I imagine the neighbors think I’m crazy. In Hebrew, this form of I imagine is אֲנִי מְתָאֵר לְעַצְמִי listen and repeat – literally, I describe to…
תֹּאַר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root ת.א.ר (t.a.r) means description, as in the active-intensive verb לְתָאֵר listen and repeat – to describe. Thus an academic degree – the description of a person’s education – is a תֹּאַר listen and repeat. For example: יֵשׁ לוֹ כְּבָר תֹּאַר רִאשׁוֹן, וְהוּא כָּרֶגַע לוֹמֵד לִקְרַאת…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
לַהֲרוֹג listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Here’s one of the most ancient of words in the Hebrew language, going back to that primeval account of a brother in rage, the story of Cain and Abel. לַהֲרוֹג listen and repeat means to kill. For example: הַסַּרְטָן הָרַג אֹתָהּ. The cancer…