how to say “empowerment” in Hebrew
אֱמוּנִים, נֶאֱמָנוּת In elementary school at Emek Hebrew Academy, we used to say, “I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America…” Since today is the independence day of the United States, I think it appropriate to highlight one of the words in that expression. Allegiance to a cause,…
מתכון This word is related to the word for a plan or a program we had the other day – תָּכְנִית (tohkh-NEET). The Hebrew word for recipe is מַתְכּוֹן (maht-KOHN). You can listen to and watch the video of a cute song about Israel’s national snack right here. And you can find all kinds of מתכונים…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שמורת-טבע-1.m4a” /]שְׁמוּרַת טֶבַע We’ve seen that the Hebrew word for to keep or to guard is לשמור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שמורת-טבע-2.m4a” /]. A reserve – that which is preserved or kept – is called שמורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שמורת-טבע-3.m4a” /]. And since טבע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שמורת-טבע-6.m4a” /] refers to more than a pair of sandals but to nature itself, a nature reserve is שמורת טבע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שמורת-טבע-1.m4a” /]….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /]מַחְסָן The Hebrew word מחסן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /] refers to a storage unit, typically a shed or shack. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /]הוצאתם מהמחסן את כל מה שצריך בשביל הסוכה? Have you guys taken everything we need for the Sukkah out of the storage shed? מחסן comes from the Biblical-Hebrew root ח.ס.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מחסן-#.m4a” /],…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /]מְקוֹמוֹת בִּלּוּי The Hebrew word בילוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /] means literally spending time, but it also means having a good time. It comes from the פיעל verb לבלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a” /]בילינו את הערב במסעדה טובה. We spent the evening at a good restaurant. A place of entertainment is מקום בילוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/מקומות-בילוי-#.m4a”…
דְּלִיפָה Over the past few months Wikileaks has been hovering ominously over the heads of various heads of state. Here’s how to say a leak in Hebrew: דְּלִיפָה (de-lee-FAH). It’s the noun form (gerund) of לִדְלוֹף (leed-LOHF) – to leak. This is a simple (פעל – קל) verb. דליפה can mean either…