having trouble seeing the print? מִתּוּג Need a HANDYMAN in Jerusalem? Jochanan is a personal friend and one of the most reliable people I know. Think Nike. What comes to mind? I bet shoes is at the top of your list, or close to it. That’s because Nike has branded itself so that you associate its…
having trouble seeing the print? כַּלְכָּלָה check out the new ulpan.com this week’s video! The Modern-Hebrew word for economy and the study of economics is כַּלְכָּלָה. An associated (active-intensive פִּעֵל) verb is לְכַלְכֵּל – to provide for, appearing in the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world, as Joseph tells his brothers: וְעַתָּה,…
having trouble seeing the print? מְמֻצָּע check out the new ulpan.com The Hebrew word for (the) middle is אֶמְצַע. For example: הִיא עוֹמֶדֶת בְּאֶמְצַע הַחֶדֶר. She is standing in the middle of the room. The root of אמצע is מ.צ.ע, which appears as an active-intensive פִּעֵל verb – לְמַצֵּעַ in the Mishnah: כְּשֶׁהוּא מְנַחֵם אֶת אֲחֵרִים – דֶּרֶךְ…
having trouble seeing the print? שִׁקּוּל check out ulpan.com Yesterday we saw the word for calculation – חִשּׁוּב. Another English word with a similar meaning is consideration in the sense of to take into consideration or to take into account. We might also call this a factor – something worth giving weight to. Israel’s currency, the shekel, comes…
having trouble seeing the print? חִשּׁוּב check out ulpan.com The Hebrew root, ח.שׁ.ב (kh.sh.b) meaning thinking, produces many words, perhaps most notable among which are חָשׁוּב – important, לַחְשׁוֹב – to think – and מַחְשֵׁב – computer. Another word that’s useful in math class, in business settings and elsewhere is that for calculation – חִשּׁוּב. This word is the noun form of the…
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹעֵד אַחֲרוֹן, תַּאֲרִיךְ אַחֲרוֹן, תַּאֲרִיךְ יַעַד deadline today to save on a January course… You’re very likely to hear Israelis says דֶּדְלַיִן when referring to the cutoff point we call in English a deadline, but there are proper Hebrew terms as well, in widespread use: מוֹעֵד אַחֲרוֹן – final time תַּאֲרִיךְ אַחֲרוֹן…
having trouble seeing the print? מָאתַיִם 200-shekel discount by Sunday: See end of this entry. this week’s video dose of Hebrew! In Western languages such as English, Spanish, German, etc, we add a number from 1-10 before a multiple of 100. For example: one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, etc. the Dust Bowl of the…
having trouble seeing the print? לְחַמֵּם, לְהִתְחַמֵּם Register for January courses by Sunday! In the late fall/winter, the days are short, and the weather is often cold. Here’s how to say in Hebrew, to warm up oneself: לְהִתְחַמֵּם. For example: בְּיָמִים קָרִים כָּאֵלֶּה הִיא אוֹהֶבֶת לְהִתְחַמֵּם בְּבֵית קָפֶה. In cold days like these, she likes to warm up…
having trouble seeing the print? לָאו דַּוְקָא, לֹא בְּהֶכְרֵחַ LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (winter deadline this Sunday!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) A useful expression in English is not necessarily. In Hebrew, we say either לָאו דַּוְקָאor לֹא בְּהֶכְרֵחַ. For example: עִיר בְּשֵׁם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לָאו דַּוְקָא נִמְצֵאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. A city by the name…
having trouble seeing the print? דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה, רֶגַע שֶׁל דּוּמִיָּה One appropriate emotional response to tragedy such as that which took place the other day in Connecticut, is to be silent. On a communal level, sometimes a moment of silence is observed. Hebrew has two terms for this: דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה literally, a minute silent רֶגַע שֶׁל…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהוֹצִיא לָאוֹר, לְפַרְסֵם Check out the new ulpan.com! Two themes of חֲנֻכָּהare light and the making public of miracles, so this entry is particularly appropriate for this last day of the beloved festival. In English, one can publish a book, a blog entry, an article, etc. In Hebrew, we distinguish between two types of…