listen and repeat.עֲסִיסִי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-1.mp3″ /] The Modern-Hebrew word for juice, מִיץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-2.mp3″ /], came into being relatively late. In Biblical Hebrew, sweet wine (the closest thing to juice) is called עָסִיס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-3.mp3″ /], while in Mishnaic Hebrew, fruit juice is מֵי פֵּרוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עסיסי-4.mp3″ /] – literally, water of fruit. To express the idea of juicy (both physically…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
having trouble seeing the print? מַחְסוֹם Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program This word, of the Biblical-Hebrew root ח.ס.מ (kh.s.m), means barrier or blockade – like those that Israel set up to keep terrorists out. An example: כְּדֵי לְהַגִּיעַ לָעִיר מוֹדִיעִין מִכְּבִישׁ 443, צָרִיךְ לַעֲבוֹר מַחְסוֹם. In order to get to the city Modiin…
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹסָד The Mossad – Israel’s premier intelligence agency – is famous for conducting some of the most daring and surprising undercover missions in the world. The word Mossad in Hebrew – מוֹסָד– means institution or institute. Referring to the intelligence agency, we say literally, The Institute – הַמּוֹסָד. For example, educational institutions are מוֹסְדוֹת…
לְהָעִיד listen to this word pronounced Last night I attended the wedding of my friend יוֹחָנָן (yoh-khah-NAHN). I was given the honor of serving as an official witness – עֵד (ehd) – at the ceremony. Now, I was an עד last night, but I hope to never have to testify – לְהָעִיד (leh-hah-EED)….
אַתָּה נִרְאֶה חִוֵּר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for pale is חִוֵּר listen and repeat when referring to a male, and חִוֶּרֶת listen and repeat when referring to a female. But when used as an adverb, חיור is the right word for both males and females. For example: אַתְּ נִרְאֵית…