how to say “to let loose” in Hebrew
The other day we had לְהִשְׁתַּחְרִר (le-heesh-tahkh-REHR), which means to be liberated. An informal synonym of להשתחרר is לְהִתְפָּרֵק (le-heet-pah-REHK).


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having trouble seeing the print? שִׁוְיוֹן How’s your Hebrew? 10 spots available per course. Sign up now! The Hebrew word for equal is שָׁוֶה (shah-VEH), a Biblical Hebrew root that first appears in בְּרֵאשִׁית י”ד (beh-reh-SHEET), Genesis 14. That passage describes a war of Biblical proportions that takes place in עֵמֶק הַשָּׁוֶה (EH-mek…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-1.m4a” /]גְּבִינָה צְהֻבָּה Technically, Swiss cheese is גבינה שווצרית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-2.m4a” /], as גבינה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-3.m4a” /] means cheese, and one of the names for Switzerland is שוויצריה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-4.m4a” /] (the other is שוויץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-5.m4a” /]). But the common expression referring to this cheese full of holes is גבינה צהובה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-1.m4a” /] – literally, yellow cheese. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/גבינה-צהובה-6.m4a” /]למה יש חורים…
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!
הֶמְשֵׁכִיּוּת listen to this word pronounced In honor of יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה (yohm hah-shoh-AH) – Holocaust Memorial Day… in reverence of the six million. My grandfather was one of many youth leaders in Budapest in 1948 who operated underground in a tireless effort to rescue Jews of Hungary from the grips of the Nazi…