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how to say “blame” in Hebrew
אַשְׁמָה, לְהַאֲשִׁים listen to these words pronounced Note the similarity between the English word shame and the Hebrew word אָשֵׁם (ah-SHEM). The Hebrew word describes a male as guilty. A guilty female would be אֲשֵׁמָה (ah-sheh-MAH). Guilt, that nasty feeling that might nevertheless provoke us to do good, is אַשְׁמָה. One might say, יֵשׁ…
how do you say, in Hebrew, “to pull something out of a hat/ to draw a weapon?”
לשלוף One of my favorite Hebrew verbs is לִשְׁלוֹף (leesh-LOHF) – to draw, as in, to draw a sword. That’s the meaning found in the Bible. But I can also pull a rabbit out of a hat… or a word from my memory – אֲנִי שׁוֹלֵף אֶת הַמִּלָּה מֵהַזִּכָּרוֹן (ah-NEE shoh-LEFF et hah-mee-LAH…
daily video – how to say “to be jealous” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
the quiet before the storm – how do you say “flotilla” in Hebrew? how do you say it in English?!
משט I learned two words this past week in two languages. The first is flotilla. It must come from Spanish or something. The second is מַשָּׁט (mah-SHAHT). It comes from the root ש.ו.ט, which carries the core meaning of sailing or traveling by sea. Watch this video of a news report before the…
how to say “to gain weight” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַשְׁמִין Get talking… in Hebrew. Class starts next Sunday, October 30 around the country with Ulpan La-Inyan. The Jewish holiday season is now over both in Israel and abroad. And just as in other cultures and religions, Jews have a tendency to gain weight over the holidays….