how to say “discipline” in Hebrew
Today, Israelis and Jews around the world pay tribute to those who fell defending the Jewish homeland, as well as those who were killed in acts of terror against it.
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מרכז-מסחרי-#.m4a” /]מֶרְכַּז קְנִיּוֹת, מֶרְכָּז מִסְחָרִי Shopping, in Hebrew, is קניות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מרכז-מסחרי-#.m4a” /] – literally, buyings. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מרכז-מסחרי-#.m4a” /]יום ראשון בחו”ל הוא יום של קניות בשביל הרבה אנשים. Sunday abroad (outside of Israel) is a day of shopping for many people. A shopping center is מרכז קניות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מרכז-מסחרי-#.m4a” /] or מרכז מסחרי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/מרכז-מסחרי-#.m4a” /] – literally, commercial…
This entry was requested by Stan. Thanks Stan! Keep them coming! If you would like to request an entry from Ktzat Ivrit, please go here. If you’ve been minimally affiliated with any Judeo-Christian institution… ever, you’re familiar with the word אָמֵן (ah-MEN) – amen. The three-letter root of the word makes up…
גְּבִירָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבירה-1.mp3″ /] Last week I posted about what a man is called Hebrew. I said that while Hebrew has three common words for this, it only has one for woman – אִשָּׁה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבירה-2.mp3″ /]. Several people emailed me, asking why I did not include the word גְּבֶרֶת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבירה-3.mp3″ /] as another way…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /]בּוּשָׁה וְחֶרְפָּה In English, to express that you frown strongly upon something, you might say what a disgrace! In Hebrew, the expression that hits the target is בושה וחרפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /] – literally, shame and disgrace. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/בושה-וחרפה-#.m4a” /]לא ייאמן שהם עשו את זה! בושה וחרפה! Unbelievable that they did that! What a disgrace! Though…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /]כַּפּוֹת While דקלים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] refers to palm trees, the palms themselves are כפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /], just like כפות ידיים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] means palms of the hands and כפות רגליים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] refers to the bottoms of our feet. A single palm is כף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /] (same word as tablespoon), as in the children’s song: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/כפות-#.m4a” /]בוא…