how to say “to support” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/חטוב-#.m4a” /]חָטוּב The Biblical root ח.ט.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/חטוב-#.m4a” /] means cutting or gathering wood. Thus, the body of someone who is really good shape – cut or chiseled – is חטוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/חטוב-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/חטוב-#.m4a” /]איזה גוף חטוב! באיזה חדר כושר אתה מתאמן, דוד? What a chiseled body! What gym do you work out in, David?…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? מַקְהֵלָה listen and repeat Music sung solo can be fantastic. Still, there’s something special about many voices converging in unison, in melody and harmony. The Hebrew word for choir is מַקְהֵלָה listen and repeat. Its root is ק.ה.ל (k.h.l), the ancient Hebrew root meaning public and community. It’s…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-יאומן-1.m4a” /]לֹא יְאֻמָּן, לֹא יֵאָמֵן To believe – in Hebrew – is להאמין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-יאומן-2.m4a” /], an active-causative הפעיל verb. It would follow, then, that unbelievable would be לא יואמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-יאומן-3.m4a” /], as יואמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-יאומן-4.m4a” /] is of the passive-causative הופעל form. But what most Israelis say is לא יאומן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-יאומן-5.m4a” /], where יאומן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/לא-יאומן-6.m4a” /]…
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…