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| זַמָּר מְפֻרְסָם
a famous singer
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| זַמָּר מְפֻרְסָם
a famous singer
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יֹפִי You might be familiar with colloquial Hebrew the expressions, how nice! – אֵיזֶה יֹפִי (EH-ee-zeh YOH-fee!), and the one-word, great! – יופי! The word יופי literally means beauty, as in שֶׁקֶר הַחֵן וְהֶבֶל הַיֹּפִי – charm is deceptive and beauty is fleeting (SHEH-kehr hah-KHEN veh-HEH-vel hah-YOH-fee), from the Biblical book of מִשְׁלֵי (meesh-LEH-ee) – Proverbs. יופי is…
יוֹגוּרְט עִיזִּים While the Hebrew word for yogurt is the borrowed-from-another-language יוגורט, the word for goat – עז – is authentically Semitic. Its plural is עיזים , so that goat yogurt is יוגורט עיזים. For example: במקום חלב אני אוכל קורנפלקס עם יוגורט עיזים. Instead of milk I eat breakfast cereal with goat yogurt. (mainly…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /]הוֹכָחָה The Hebrew word for proof is הוכחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /]זאת עובדה? יש הוכחה? Is this a fact? Is there proof? הוכחה comes from the הפעיל verb to prove – להוכיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /], which itself comes from the root ו.כ.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /] or י.כ.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /] (the letters ו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a”…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מצוקה-#.m4a” /]מְצוּקָה מצוקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מצוקה-#.m4a” /] is that state in which we need help – distress. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/מצוקה-#.m4a” /]כשהיא נפלה היא לחצה על לחצן המצוקה, והגיעו לעזור. When she fell she pressed the distress button, and (people) came to help. מצוקה is also used in expressions that refer to poverty – a distressful life…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! =”410″> Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע…