how to say “united” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 29, 2022May 25, 2022

מְאוּחָד

If you’ve had even the slightest exposure to Hebrew – in Israel or in a synagogue anywhere in the world – you’ve probably heard the word אחד
– one.

אחד also functions as a root for verbs, such as the התפעל verb להתאחד
– to unite (together) and the פיעל verb לאחד
– to unite (two things).

לאחד has a passive version – united. The word for that is מאוחד
when referring to something grammatically masculine, and מאוחדת
for something feminine – such as a city.

For example:

ירושלים מאוחדת מאז מלחמת ששת הימים.

Jerusalem has been united since the Six Day War.

מאוחדת is also the name of one of Israel’s four HMO’s.

Watch today’s video to learn how to use this passive form of לאחד.

how to say “cologne” and “perfume” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 31, 2012October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? בֹּשֶׂם Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program The Hebrew word for perfume is בֹּשֶׂם, going back to the Biblical word for a substance giving off a pleasant smell. Cologne is מֵי בֹּשֶׂם (meh-ee BOH-sem), meaning pleasant-smelling water, much like the French eau de toilette. But most Israelis refer to cologne, just…

how to say “timing” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 7, 2022April 1, 2022

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /]תִּזְמוּן, עִיתּוּי Hebrew has several words for time. The common one is זמן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /]אין לי זמן! I don’t have time! זמן yields the word תזמון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /] – timing, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/תזמון-#.m4a” /]הגענו ביחד, בתזמון מושלם. We arrived together – (in) perfect timing. A fancier word for time is…

how to say “delay” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger September 13, 2011December 11, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? עִכּוּב Watch a demo of one of our Hebrew courses. Class starts October 30 around the country. Suppose you’ve boarded a Tel-Aviv-bound bus in Jerusalem for a 12:30 lunch meeting nearby Rabin Square. You didn’t know about work being done on the highway, which lengthens your trip by half an…

how to say “to put on shoes” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 20, 2020January 19, 2020

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]לִנְעֹל נַעֲלַיִם Yesterday we saw that the Hebrew word for to lock is לנעול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]. Well, it turns out that לנעול also means to wear or to put on… when speaking about shoes. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/לנעול-נעליים-#.m4a” /]ילדים, נעלתם נעליים? Kids, have you put on (your) shoes? I’m not 100% sure the two לנעולs are…

How to say “used to be” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger April 23, 2018October 18, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פעם-היה-1.m4a” /]פַּעַם הָיָה Sometimes there’s a gap between what we say and what we mean, and I’m not talking about lying. Take for example the expression used to be in English – what does once upon a time have to do with using? Hebrew’s term for this is more straightforward: פעם [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/פעם-היה-2.m4a” /], literally,…

how to say “drugs” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger March 3, 2015October 23, 2018

סַמִּים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Modern-Hebrew word for drugs is סַמִּים listen and repeat, while one drug is סַם listen and repeat. These refer to street drugs only – the word for medicine is תְּרוּפָה listen and repeat. For example: סַמִּים בְּדֶרֶךְ כְּלָל מְמַכְּרִים. (Street) drugs are usually addictive….

מְאוּחָד

If you’ve had even the slightest exposure to Hebrew – in Israel or in a synagogue anywhere in the world – you’ve probably heard the word אחד – one.

אחד also functions as a root for verbs, such as the התפעל verb להתאחד – to unite (together) and the פיעל verb לאחד – to unite (two things).

לאחד has a passive version – united. The word for that is מאוחד when referring to something grammatically masculine, and מאוחדת for something feminine – such as a city.