how to say “peaceful protest” in Hebrew

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 Game Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-1.m4a” /]כִּבּוּד קַל Serving food to guests is an act of honor – כבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-2.m4a” /]. Thus refreshments are called in Hebrew כיבוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-3.m4a” /] – literally, honoring. And light refreshments are כיבוד קל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/כיבוד-קל-4.m4a” /]יוגש כיבוד קל בתחילת האירוע. Light refreshments will be served at the start of the event. Note that כיבוד…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /]מְעִיל חוֹרֶף The Hebrew word for winter – חורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] – comes from the root ח.ר.פ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] meaning sharp (think חריף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] – spicy). In Biblical times חורף referred to the entire rainy season, including today’s fall and winter. מעיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/מעיל-חורף-#.m4a” /] – coat – also referred to an outer garment worn by high clergy in…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-1.m4a” /]בְּדִיחָה While to laugh is לצחוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-2.m4a” /], a joke is בדיחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-3.m4a” /]באופן מפתיע, היא פרצה בצחוק מהבדיחה שלי. Surprisingly, she burst out laughing from my joke. בדיחה came to Hebrew via Aramaic, where in the Talmud we have the expression מילתא דבדיחותא[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/בדיחה-4.m4a” /] – words of entertainment.

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ניקיון-1.m4a” /]נִקָּיוֹן If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you likely know the word for clean – נקי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ניקיון-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ניקיון-3.m4a” /]החולצה שלך לא נקייה. Your blouse (a feminine object) is not clean. The word for cleanliness is ניקיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ניקיון-1.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ניקיון-4.m4a” /]מצב הניקיון בחדר שלך זה פשוט קטסטרופה. The…