עֲנָווָה Moses is described as עניו מכל אדם – the humblest among people. The trait of humility is ענווה, as in: קצת ענווה לא יזיק לו. A little humility won’t hurt him. ענווה is related to עוני – poverty: like a poor person, someone humble is down to earth, simple.
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 Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [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!
קָרוֹב לְוַדַּאי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Hebrew has a way of sounding a bit overconfident sometimes. We use surely to mean probably, as in: הוּא בֶּטַח יַגִּיעַ תּוֹךְ שְׁתֵּי דַּקּוֹת. He’ll probably (surely) arrive within two minutes. listen And we mean to say more than likely, we’re literally…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-1.m4a” /]תַּרְנְגוֹל הוֹדוּ The Hebrew term for a turkey is תרנגול הודו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-1.m4a” /] – literally, chicken of India. This meaning appears in various languages including the Yiddish אינדיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-2.m4a” /], where the Hebrew term probably comes from. But the turkey originates in Mexico, not India. Why is it called תרנגול הודו, or simply הודו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תרנגול-הודו-3.m4a” /]?…
דֶּרֶךְ אַגַּב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אגב-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew expression for by the way is דרך אגב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אגב-1.mp3″ /] (also pronounced stressing the first syllable in אגב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אגב-9.mp3″ /]) – literally, by way of the back or, if you will, piggybacking… For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/אגב-3.mp3″ /]דרך אגב, שלחת את המייל? By the way, did you (a female) send the email? The word…
הִתְמוֹטְטוּת listen to and repeat this word We need your input! Let us know what kind of Hebrew fall course schedule we might offer you! Tomorrow is the traditional day of national mourning on the Jewish calendar, תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב (teesh-AH beh-AHV) – the ninth of (the month of) Av. The day…