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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חטיבת-הביניים-#.m4a” /]חֲטִיבַת הַבֵּינַיִים Yesterday we saw that the Hebrew expression for high school is בית ספר תיכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חטיבת-הביניים-#.m4a” /]. There actually is another term – החטיבה העליונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חטיבת-הביניים-#.m4a” /] – the upper division. Likewise, חטיבת הביניים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חטיבת-הביניים-#.m4a” /] – meaning literally the division of between – is what Israelis use to refer to middle school. For example: [audioclip…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חסר-תקדים-1.m4a” /]חֲסַר תַּקְדִּים A precedent, in Hebrew, is תקדים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חסר-תקדים-2.m4a” /], of the root ק.ד.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חסר-תקדים-3.m4a” /] meaning first or early. You may recognize the root from words such as מוקדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חסר-תקדים-4.m4a” /] – early and !קדימה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חסר-תקדים-5.m4a” /] – let’s go (ahead)! תקדים in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חסר-תקדים-6.m4a” /]החלטת בית המשפט מהווה תקדים חשוב. The court’s decision constitutes…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להתפטר-#.m4a” /]לְהִתְפַּטֵּר The root פ.ט.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להתפטר-#.m4a” /] has to do with separation and setting free. Thus the reflexive התפעל verb להתפטר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להתפטר-#.m4a” /] means to quit a job or to resign. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/להתפטר-#.m4a” /]היא התפטרה והלכה לעבוד בחברה אחרת. She quit and went to work at another company. That’s quitting when it comes to…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? 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!