, as in the hot issue at the time of the Disengagement from Gaza, סֵרוּב פְּקֻדָּה – refusal of orders.having trouble seeing the print? לִפְתּוֹחַ דַּף חָדָשׁ Two days left for the special discount on Ulpan La-Inyan Fall courses רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rohsh hah-shah-NAH) is a time for reflection over the past and for looking forward to a hopefully bright future. It’s also an opportunity to commit ourselves to a new or revised way…
having trouble seeing the print? לְצַיֵּן A couple of months ago I did an entry on to mention – לְצַיֵּן (leh-tsah-YEN). Today I’m introducing another meaning. You may know the Hebrew word for excellent – מְצֻיָּן (meh-tsoo-YAHN). That word is the passive version of an active-intensive פיעל (pee-EL) verb, to point out or to commemorate – לציין. Thus a more accurate translation…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/רוב-הסיכויים-#.m4a” /]רוֹב הַסִּיכּוּיִים ש… The Hebrew word for chance is סיכוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/רוב-הסיכויים-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/רוב-הסיכויים-#.m4a” /]אז את אומרת שיש סיכוי, שרה? So you’re saying there’s a chance, Sarah? To indicate that something is likely to happen – to say chances are… or most likely – you’d use …רוב הסיכויים ש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/רוב-הסיכויים-#.m4a” /]. This…
תַּפּוּז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפוז-1.mp3″ /] Real golden apples don’t grow on trees. But oranges do. The Hebrew word תַּפּוּז[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפוז-1.mp3″ /], a fruit not mentioned in Biblical Hebrew, is a compound of תַּפּוּחַ זָהָב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפוז-2.mp3″ /] – literally, an apple of gold. And orange juice is מִיץ תַּפּוּזִים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפוז-3.mp3″ /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תפוז-4.mp3″ /]אֵין עַל מִיץ…
אֲרוּחַת חַג, סְעוּדַת חַג[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-1.m4a” /] The predominant word for meal in Modern Hebrew is ארוחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-2.m4a” /], related to the word אורח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-3.m4a” /] meaning guest, both words deriving from the root א.ר.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-4.m4a” /] meaning path or way. But ארוחה does not appear in Biblical Hebrew except for a couple of instances. Neither does סעודה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ארוחת-חג-5.m4a” /],…