how to say “to shine” in Hebrew

הַפְרָעַת קֶשֶׁב, רִכּוּז וְהִיפֶּרְאַקְטִיבִיוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/adhd-1.mp3″ /] When I was a kid, we talked about ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder. When I reached graduate school, I learned that the psychiatric powers that be call it ADHD – Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, lumping together the people who have difficulty concentrating, as well as those who are hyperactive. Following suit,…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-1.m4a” /]דִּירָה Today דירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-1.m4a” /] refers to apartment, but the term originally meant dwelling in the general sense. Here’s an example of today’s usage: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-2.m4a” /]כמה חדרי שינה יש בדירה? How many bedrooms are there in the apartment? Note that the speaker here specified bedrooms. Usually, Israeli apartment hunters ask: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/דירה-3.m4a” /]כמה חדרים יש בדירה? How…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-1.m4a” /]לְהַזִּיק The students of Mishnah and Talmud among you will almost certainly recognize the Hebrew word for to damage or to harm: להזיק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-2.m4a” /]לא התכוונתי להזיק לך. I didn’t mean to harm you (a male). This active-causative verb derives from the root נ.ז.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להזיק-3.m4a” /], which itself spells the word…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /]שִׁירָה If you’ve got some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word for song – שיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /]. You may also know the word for to sing – לשיר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /], a hollow פעל verb. Now, since שיר refers not only to a song but also to a poem, the word for poetry is שירה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/שירה-#.m4a” /]. It’s also a…