how to say “from” in Hebrew
נֶהֱדָר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Like English, Hebrew has lots of words to describe something as great. Some of these are מְצֻיָּן listen and repeat – excellent, מְעֻלֶּה listen and repeat – excellent or of great quality, and נֶהֱדָר listen and repeat – wonderful or glorious. It can also mean beautiful. For example:…
מִצַּד שֵׁנִי, לְעֻמַּת זֹאת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? On the one hand, the snow is pretty. But on the other hand, it’s cold and I prefer warmth. English uses the metaphor of hands to speak about the two sides of a dilemma. Hebrew uses sides: מִצַּד אֶחָד –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/היבוסי-#.m4a” /]מִתְּקוּפַת הַיְבוּסִי When Jerusalem first became an Israelite city thousands of years ago, it had been conquered from the Jebusite nation – העם היבוסי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/היבוסי-#.m4a” /]. Today this vanquished people lives on in a unique expression that is not very widespread, but is still understood by most Israelis: מתקופת היבוסי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/היבוסי-#.m4a” /] –…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הכשת-נחש-1.m4a” /]הַכָּשַׁת נָחָשׁ Yesterday we saw that לעקוץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הכשת-נחש-2.m4a” /] means to sting or to bite when the act is performed by an insect, while לנשוך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הכשת-נחש-3.m4a” /] is for human beings. לנשוך applies to other mammals as well. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הכשת-נחש-4.m4a” /]הכלב נשך אותי! The dog bit me! When speaking of snakes though, the word is להכיש[audioclip…
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