A crane or a lever in Hebrew is a מָנוֹף
(mah-NOHF).
To leverage – to use resources to gain a desired outcome (rough definition) – is לְמַנֵּף
(leh-mah-NEF) in Hebrew. It’s an active-intensive פיעל (pee-EL) verb.
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having trouble seeing the print? מַזְגָן highly recommended for further vocabulary growth I stayed once in a Paris hotel for a few days in July. It was sweltering hot, and there was no air conditioner in the room. When I inquired why, the hotel staff told that it only gets that hot a few days…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat 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! listen and repeat
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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרסומות-1.m4a” /]פִּרְסוֹמוֹת Hebrew has two words that refer to an advertisement or an ad: מודעה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרסומות-2.m4a” /] and פרסומת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרסומות-3.m4a” /]. מודעה can mean any kind of ad. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרסומות-4.m4a” /]ראיתי מודעה שאתם מחפשים מורים. I saw an ad that you’re looking for teachers. and [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/פרסומות-5.m4a” /]יש יותר מדי מודעות אבל בעיתון הזה. There are…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-1.m4a” /]רֵיחַ The basic Hebrew word for a smell is ריח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-1.m4a” /]. The ריח can be pleasant: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-2.m4a” /]על טעם וריח אין להתווכח. You can’t argue about (personal) taste and smell. Or it could be nasty: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ריח-3.m4a” /]יש כאן ריח של דג רקוב. There’s a smell here of rotten fish. And to smell?…
