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how do you say “identity” in Hebrew?
זהות If you’ve lived in Israel or have taken Level 2 of Ulpan La-Inyan, you’re familiar with the term for ID card – תְּעוּדַת זְהוּת (teh-oo-DAHT zeh-HOOT). The word זהות itself means identity. Its root is זֶה (zeh), which means this. Identity is “this-ness.” Today, perhaps more so than ever, it’s critical that…
Weekly YDDH Review
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…
how to say “from the beginning” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מההתחלה-1.m4a” /]מֵהַהַתְחָלָה The opening word of the Book of Genesis is בראשית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מההתחלה-2.m4a” /] – in the beginning. But ראשית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מההתחלה-3.m4a” /] is not the common word for beginning – in fact, commentators scratch their heads as to why this word is used here in this form (it means literally beginning of), generating all sorts of interpretations. In any case,…
how to say “bee” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דבורה-1.m4a” /]דְּבוֹרָה While Hebrew nouns are largely categorized as masculine or feminine, some words are the same for both genders. One example I’ve used several times on this blog is אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דבורה-2.m4a” /] – person. This word is masculine, but applies equally to males and females: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דבורה-3.m4a” /]היא אדם נחמד. She is a nice person. Occasionally, you’ll…
how to say “winter coat” in Hebrew
[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…
how to say “artist” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/אמן-אמנית-1.m4a” /]אָמָּן Looking at the word אמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/אמן-אמנית-1.m4a” /] without vowels, out of context, you might think it’s the Hebrew version of amen. But if אמן appears in a phrase such as הוא אמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/אמן-אמנית-2.m4a” /] – he is an artist, the experienced Hebrew reader would know that it refers here to an artist. Although there’s…