how to say “loneliness” in Hebrew

  תְּעַדְכֵּן אׂתִי   Can’t read Hebrew yet?     In English, we use the term to update mostly when discussing the news and professionally-related topics.   In Hebrew, however, it’s used in lieu of the everyday expressions let me know and keep me posted. The word is לְעַדְכֵּן  , an active-intensive verb of the four-letter root ע.ד.כ.נ (a.d.k.n)….

  בֵּית סֹהַר, כֶּלֶא   Can’t read Hebrew yet?     The most common Hebrew word for jail or prison is בֵּית סֹהַר   , as parents sometimes threaten their children:   אִם לֹא תִּתְנַהֵג יָפֶה, יָשִׂימוּ אֹתְךָ בְּבֵית הַסֹּהַר. If you don’t behave nicely, they’ll put you in (the) jail. (to a son)     The origin of…