אֲנִי מַבְּסוּט listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Hebrew and the local dialect of Arabic borrow lots of words from one another, especially in slang. Among several slang terms that mean happy, chillin’, etc is the word borrowed from Arabic, מַבְּסוּט listen and repeat (written مبسوط in Arabic). In Hebrew, it means roughly satisfied or just happy,…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
מְפַקֵּד listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? My cousin Yudi is the third Chabadnik to become a combat officer in the Israeli military. He is currently serving as a commander. The Hebrew word for military commander is מְפַקֵּד listen and repeat. Its root is פ.ק.ד (p.k.d), the concept of turning attention…
לְהָזִיעַ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Exercise is particularly gratifying when we sweat, because this proves to ourselves that we’ve actually worked out. At least that’s my experience. The Hebrew word for to sweat is לְהָזִיעַ listen and repeat. It’s an active-causative verb of the root ז.י.ע (z.y.a). For example: …
רִיצָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? With the Tel Aviv marathon this week and the Jerusalem one next month, now’s a good time to do a piece on running – רִיצָה listen and repeat. Look at the second letter in ריצה (reading from right to left). It’s a י listen and repeat,…
סִיסְמָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Yesterday’s dose introduced the Hebrew term for username – שם משתמש listen and repeat. But a username isn’t enough to get into a membership site. You need a password too. The Hebrew word for password is סִיסְמָה listen and repeat. It’s the same word as slogan. …
שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’re like me and you sometimes forget your username or password on one of the dozens of websites you’ve joined, raise your hand. The Hebrew term for username is a direct translation of the English – שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ listen and repeat – where שם listen and…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
Can’t read Hebrew yet? מַקְהֵלָה listen and repeat Music sung solo can be fantastic. Still, there’s something special about many voices converging in unison, in melody and harmony. The Hebrew word for choir is מַקְהֵלָה listen and repeat. Its root is ק.ה.ל (k.h.l), the ancient Hebrew root meaning public and community. It’s…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים listen and repeat In Yiddish, a person unwilling to be controlled is א וידלע חייע listen and repeat (literally, a wild animal), where חייע listen and repeat is a Yiddishized form of the Hebrew word חַיָּה listen and repeat – animal. Spelling seems to vary. I’m no expert on Yiddish. …
Can’t read Hebrew yet? קְרִיאַת חוֹבָה listen and repeat I just finished reading ‘Tis, the second of Frank McCourt’s three memoirs. I read his first book Angela’s Ashes this past summer, and I’ve just started Teacher Man. These books comprise the story of a perennial student of life. Spiced with pain, humor and understanding, this is his great legacy….