how to say “terror attack” in Hebrew

Modern Hebrew’s word for such an attack is פִּגּוּע (pee-GOO-ah). The word comes from the root פ.ג.ע., which bears the concept ofharm.

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזרים-1.m4a” /]מְדִינִיּוּת הֶחְזֵרִים If you’ve got some basic Hebrew down, you likely know the simple verb to return or to go back – לחזור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזרים-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/החזרים-3.m4a” /]עוד לא חזרתי מהנסיעה שלי לחו”ל. I haven’t yet come back from my trip abroad. To return something – to cause it to go back – is the causative verb…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /]שְׁבוּעִי The Hebrew word for week is שבוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /], as in what Jews wish each other after the Sabbath: שבוע טוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /] – (have a) good week! To create the word weekly, just add a י[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/שבועי-#.m4a” /] to the end of שבוע and change the vowels a bit so the word is…
שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’re like me and you sometimes forget your username or password on one of the dozens of websites you’ve joined, raise your hand. The Hebrew term for username is a direct translation of the English – שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ – where שם means name and משתמש means…
דָּרוּךְ How you can help a family of orphans A phrase in this morning’s front-page article on Ynet translates, literally, “The world is following with tenseness the developments in the Middle East…” – הָעוֹלָם עוֹקֵב בִּדְרִיכוּת אֲחַר הַהִתְפַּתְּחוּיוֹת בַּמִּזְרַח הַתִּיכוֹן (hah-oh-LAHM oh-KEV bee-dree-KHOOT ah-KHAHR hah-heet-paht-khoo-YOHT bah-meez-RAHKH hah-tee-KHOHN). דריכות means tenseness or preparedness. To use the adjective form,…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!