how to say “caveman” in Hebrew
זְכֻיּוֹת Listen to this word pronounced Every human being has rights. זְכֻיּוֹת (zeh-khoo-YOHT) are what you’d call them in Hebrew. The singular is זְכוּת (zeh-KHOOT), coming from the root ז.כ.ה (z.k.h), meaning merit. Some related words are זַכַּאִי (zah-KAH-ee) – innocent or entitled; and לִזְכּוֹת (leez-KOHT) – to win (a prize or a case). Your chance…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /]מְנוּחָה You may know the Hebrew word for to rest – לנוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /], a simple hollow verb of the root נ.ו.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /]. You may also know rest the noun, מנוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /], from Shabbat songs and prayers. Here’s the word in a sentence: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/מנוחה-#.m4a” /]בישראל כל עובד זכאי ליום מנוחה שבועי….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /]לְתַפְקֵד Look closely at this word, לתפקד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /] – to function. What is the root? You might answer that the root is ת.פ.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /], which is true in the sense that if you plug it into the פיעל verb structure paradigm, you’ll get all your conjugations. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/לתפקד-#.m4a” /]אם…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/טעם-נרכש-#.m4a” /]טַעַם נִרְכַּשׁ The Hebrew word for taste is טעם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/טעם-נרכש-#.m4a” /]. This is a very old word/root, which appears in the Arabic word for restaurant – مطعم[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/טעם-נרכש-#.m4a” /] (mat’am), and has a second meaning in Hebrew: meaning or point, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/טעם-נרכש-#.m4a” /]יש בכלל טעם ללכת? Is there any point in going? But this…