, for example:(it’s מָהִיר in the masculine), and the sentence would read:
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /]קוֹסֵם The Hebrew word for magic (or sorcery) is קסם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /], so it’s no surprise that קוסם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /] is a male magician, and קוסמת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /] is a female. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/קוסם-#.m4a” /]איך אספיק את כל זה? נראה לך שאני קוסם? How will I manage to do all this? You think…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הדברה-1.m4a” /]הַדְבָּרָה Yesterday we saw the Hebrew word for a bee – דבורה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הדברה-2.m4a” /]. Another word ostensibly of the same root, ד.ב.ר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הדברה-3.m4a” /], is הדברה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הדברה-1.m4a” /] – pest control. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הדברה-X.m4a” /]כשהיא לא יכלה כבר לסבול את הנמלים במטבח, היא החליטה להתקשר לחברת הדברה. When she could no longer stand the ants…
While a wheel in general is גלגל, there’s a special word for steering wheel: הגה. The word finds its roots in Biblical Hebrew but came into use as steering wheel in the Middle Ages, when it referred to the helm of a ship. Imagine a driving instructor saying: צריך להחזיק את ההגה בשתי ידיים! You have to…