how to say “lake” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 17, 2013October 28, 2018

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In the northern hemisphere, people are seeking refuge from the heat of the summer by splashing in the water.

Among various natural bodies of water are:

יָם – sea; יָמִים – seas

נָהָר – river; נְהָרוֹת – rivers

אֲגַם – lake; אֲגַמִּים – lakes

For example:

קוֹרְאִים לַכִּנֶּרֶת יָם, אָבָל הִיא בְּאֶמֶת אֲגַם.

We call the Kinneret (Sea of Galilee) a sea, but it really a lake.

by Ami Steinberger Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan

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how to say “on the river bank” in Hebrew

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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/על-שפת-הנהר-1.m4a” /]עַל שְׂפַת הַנָּהָר The Hebrew word for lip is שפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/על-שפת-הנהר-2.m4a” /]. Believe it or not, this word is quite versatile: it also means language and bank (of a river, a sea, etc). In a connected “of” (construct) state, שפה becomes שפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/על-שפת-הנהר-3.m4a” /], so that a river bank is שפת נהר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/על-שפת-הנהר-4.m4a” /] – literally, a bank…

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מְיֻתָּר לוֹמַר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיותר-לומר-1.mp3″ /] If meant literally, needless to say wouldn’t be said at all – after all, there’s no need to say it. The emotional content in the expression makes up for its logical lack of… well, necessity. Hebrew’s expression for this is מְיֻתָּר לוֹמַר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מיותר-לומר-1.mp3″ /] – literally, it’s extra or unnecessary to say. You might also hear מְיֻתָּר…

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ByAmi Steinberger July 11, 2012October 29, 2018

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how to say “Yemen” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 11, 2021May 7, 2021

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/תימן-#.m4a” /]תֵּימָן The English name of the southernmost state on the Arabian Peninsula follows the Arabic: Yemen. But the Hebrew name – תימן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/תימן-#.m4a” /] – departs a bit by adding a t sound. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/תימן-#.m4a” /]הם עלו לארץ מתימן בשנות החמישים. They immigrated to Israel from Yemen in the Fifties. Both…

how to say “Election Day” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 28, 2018November 11, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/יום-הבחירות-#.m4a” /]יוֹם הַבְּחִירוֹת Much to the delight of employees throughout Israel, Election Day this week means not only the opportunity to exercise their right to vote, but also an official vacation day. The Hebrew term for Election Day is יום הבחירות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/יום-הבחירות-#.m4a” /] – literally, day of the elections. For example, you might be wondering: [audioclip…

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