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how to say “liquid” in Hebrew
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what “maapilim” (מעפילים) means in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מעפילים-#.m4a” /]מַעְפִּילִים This is a term with no real English equivalent: מעפילים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/מעפילים-#.m4a” /] (the closest translation I found was internee, but who knows what that is). The Modern-Hebrew term refers to Jews, mostly displaced persons after the Holocaust, trying to break the blockade of the British Mandate before the State of Israel was established. Here’s…
how to say “power” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? כֹּחַ, עָצְמָה BEGINNERS Hebrew Course Starts Mid-February Jerusalem . Tel Aviv The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world depicts a great demonstration of power. Watch this video to learn some Hebrew terms about the concept of power. This week’s video! Another great way to build your Hebrew vocabulary: with a…
how to say “scarlet” in Hebrew
שָׁנִי Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for red is אָדֹם (more primary colors in Hebrew). The Modern-Hebrew color שָׁנִי is a particular shade of red, whose dye in Biblical times was drawn from a particular type of insect, תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי – the “shani” worm (today known to be an aphid). In English,…
how to say “martyr” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/קדושים-#.m4a” /]קָדוֹשׁ While the English word martyr comes originally from a Greek word for witness, Hebrew’s word is קדוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/קדושים-#.m4a” /] in the masculine and קדושה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/קדושים-#.m4a” /] in the feminine – the same word as holy. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/קדושים-#.m4a” /]קדושי מחנות ההשמדה מונצחים במוזיאון יד ושם שבירושלים. The martyrs of the death…
how to say “a pie of pizza” in Hebrew
מַגָּשׁ My Tuesday afternoon class inspired me to do this entry – thanks guys! The word for pie in Hebrew is פַּשְׁטִידָה (pahsh-tee-DAH) – borrowed from Italian of the middle ages, or פַּאי (pie) – borrowed from English. But when you’re ordering pizza in Israel, you’ll use a different word. You’d say, אֶפְשַׁר מַגָּשׁ בְּלִי…