how to say “public domain” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 27, 2022July 19, 2022

נַחֲלַת הַכְּלָל

Hebrew has two words for estate – אחוזה
, coming from the root א.ח.ז
meaning stronghold, and נחלה
of the root נ.ח.ל
meaning inheritance (also wadi).

אחוזה always refers to a physical estate, sometimes to a mansion.

נחלה, on the other hand, can also refer to estate in the abstract sense – domain, if you will.

Thus נחלת הכלל
means the public domain – literally, the estate of the general (public).

For example:

התמונות שאני מעלה הן נחלת הכלל.

The pictures I upload are public domain.

Weekly YDDH Review

ByAmi Steinberger June 21, 2019June 13, 2019

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…

I get by with a little help from my… – http://ktzat-ivrit.ulpan.com

ByAmi Steinberger February 25, 2010July 17, 2024

חברים Friends are good to have. Attachment is what makes the world go ‘round. The Hebrew word for friend is חָבֵר (hah-VEHR – referring to a male) or חָבֵרָה (hah-veh-RAH – referring to a female). The plurals are חֲבֵרִים (hah-veh-REEM) and חֲבֵרוֹת (hah-veh-ROHT). Use the term to refer to a friend of the same sex…

how to say “unavailable” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 12, 2010November 5, 2018

Now, if you’ve read the previous post, you know that I am probably on a trip in the Galilee and the vicinity. You may be wondering how I’ve managed to write a Ktzat Ivrit entry on my vacation! The answer is that I’ve written it in advance, and hit “publish” before I left….

daily video – how to say “riot” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 7, 2020January 30, 2021

To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים במילת היום התפרעות הזכרתי את המילה פרעות שהיא קשורה למילה התפרעות היא מאוד דומה בעצם אבל יש מילים אחרות מאותו שורש של...

how to say “water park” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger August 9, 2020August 7, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /]פַּארְק מַיִם The Hebrew term for water park is simple enough: פארק מים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /]עבור ילדים, פארק מים הוא כמו בריכת שחייה משודרגת. For kids, a water park is like an upgraded swimming pool. פארק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/פארק-מים-#.m4a” /], of course, comes from English. A properly-Hebrew word of a similar meaning…

daily video – how to say “seasoning” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 15, 2020January 30, 2021

To slow down the audio, start playing the video and then click the settings icon at the bottom-right of the video and change the playback speed. תמליל של הכתוביות בעברית אהלן חברים יקרים המילה "תיבול" נובעת מ"תבלינים" כמו שכתבתי, ו"לתבל" זה לשים תבלינים בתוך אוכל, לתבל את האוכל ואם מתבלים את האוכל, אז האוכל נהיה...