how to say “united” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 29, 2022May 25, 2022

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 “red tape” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger October 29, 2012October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? נַיֶּרֶת Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program The expression “red tape” refers to the frustrating element in bureaucracy, where people have to wait lots of time for their business to move forward, often due to lots and lots of paperwork. The Hebrew word for “red tape” or simply “paperwork”, נַיֶּרֶת, comes from the…

Israel’s Song for Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv

ByAmi Steinberger May 10, 2019May 14, 2019

make the Hebrew you learned this week YOURS TO KEEP

ByAmi Steinberger October 31, 2014November 19, 2024

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

how to say “nervous” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger February 22, 2016October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עצבני-1.m4a” /]עַצְבָּנִי The Hebrew word for nerve is עצב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עצבני-2.m4a” /]. This three-letter word gives rise to other related words, including עצבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עצבני-3.m4a” /] and עצב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עצבני-4.m4a” /] – both sadness, and עצבני[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עצבני-1.m4a” /] – nervous or irritated. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/עצבני-5.m4a” /]היא עצבנית היום – לא מומלץ לבקש ממנה טובות. She’s nervous today – it’s better not (not…

how to say “three hundred” and “three thousand” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 12, 2015April 30, 2026

שְׁלֹשׁ מְאוֹת, שְׁלֹשֶׁת אֲלָפִים Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for hundred is feminine, as its ah ending hints – מֵאָה And since numbers are adjectives, three hundred is שְׁלֹשׁ מְאוֹת – literally, three of hundred. For example: מִבְחַן נְהִיגָה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל עוֹלֶה שְׁלֹשׁ מְאוֹת שְׁקָלִים! A driving test in Israel costs three hundred…

how to say “an alarm” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger November 20, 2012October 29, 2018

having trouble seeing the print? אַזְעָקָה Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program An alarm is something that sounds a warning. Modern Hebrew uses the Biblical root ז.ע.ק (z.a.k) meaning crying out, invoking the Aramaic form of the abstract noun of the active-causative הִפְעִיל verb form to create the word אַזְעָקָה. For example: אַזְעָקוֹת נִשְׁמְעוּ לְלֹא…

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.