how to say “love” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

 

אַהֲבָה

The Hebrew word for love – אַהֲבָה– appears to be related to the Aramaic root, י.ה.ב (y.h.b) meaning giving.

Those who gave their lives (and those who risk their lives every day), so that the people of Israel and the Jewish people the world over could celebrate independence tonight, did so out of a sense of duty. But I venture to guess that they also did so out of love – מִתּוֹךְ אַהֲבָה(literally, from within love).

The verb to love is לֶאֱהוֹב, of the active-simple פָּעַל variety.

חַג עַצְמָאוּת שָׂמֵחַ!

Happy Independence Day! (literally, Holiday)

Similar Posts

how to say “dancer” in Hebrew

how to say “dancer” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /]רַקְדָן, רַקְדָנִית The Hebrew word for to dance is לרקוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root ר.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /]. For example, Omer Adam sings: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /]היא רק רוצה לרקוד. She just wants to dance. And a dancer? That’s רקדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /] if he’s a guy, and רקדנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /] if…

how to say “sovereignty” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ריבונות-#.m4a” /]רִבּוֹנוּת What does a rabbi have to do with sovereignty, a nation’s stake to a piece of land? Look at the words for both: ריבונות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ריבונות-#.m4a” /] – sovereignty, and רב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ריבונות-#.m4a” /] – rabbi. The root of both is ר.ב.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ריבונות-#.m4a” /] meaning greatness. Here’s ריבונות in context: ירושלים המאוחדת עברה לריבונות ישראל ב-1967.[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/ריבונות-#.m4a”…

how to say “lighting” (as in artificial) in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

תאורה   If you’ve had even a little exposure to the Hebrew language, chances are you’ve come across the word for light – אוֹר (ohr). אור is another big theme of חֲנֻכָּה (khah-noo-KAH), so I thought it appropriate for today.   But it’s less likely you know the word for lighting, as in, “This living room…

how to say “go outside!” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-1.m4a” /]צֵא הַחוּצָה! The basic Hebrew word for to go out is לצאת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-2.m4a” /]. You may recognize its root, י.צ.א[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-3.m4a” /], from the Hebrew term for the Exodus: יציאת מצרים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/צא-4.m4a” /] (literally, the exit from Egypt). If you wish to ask someone (or you dog) to kindly leave your home or office, you…

how to say “to kiss” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְהִתְנַשֵּׁק  listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet?     Yesterday we saw the various Hebrew words for hug. Today we’ll look at kissing, which has a similar grammar.   The root of kissing – נ.שׁ.ק (n.sh.k) – is the same as that of a weapon – נֶשֶׁק  listen and repeat – not because of the “kiss of death”,…

Weekly YDDH Review

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.      To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…