how to say “unity” in Hebrew
Can’t read Hebrew yet? מַקְהֵלָה 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 . Its root is ק.ה.ל (k.h.l), the ancient Hebrew root meaning public and community. It’s also the root…
On Sunday morning, I’m doing a demo lesson of Ulpan La-Inyan in Raanana at Telfed (if you’re thinking of attending, let us know!). The Hebrew word for demonstration when speaking of demonstrating an item or service is הַדְגָּמָה (hahd-gah-MAH). The root is ד.ג.מ (d.g.m), which is the concept of sampling. So I’m doing a…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מגרש-כדורגל-1.m4a” /]מִגְרַשׁ כַּדּוּרֶגֶל The Hebrew word for lot or plot is מגרש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מגרש-כדורגל-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מגרש-כדורגל-3.m4a” /]היום המגרש שווה מעל שלושה מיליון שקלים. Today the lot is worth over three million shekels. A lot dedicated to soccer is מגרש כדורגל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מגרש-כדורגל-1.m4a” /]: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מגרש-כדורגל-4.m4a” /]בואו ניפגש במגרש הכדורגל. Let’s meet at the soccer field. כדורגל[audioclip…
לָשִׂים Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word לָשִׂים – to put or to place – is a simple verb of the hollow variety, of the root שׂ.י.מ (s.y.m). For example: שִׂימִי אֶת הַשַּׂקִּיּוֹת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן. Put the bags on the table. (to a female) This word is at least as old…
לוֹחֵם Hebrew’s word for warrior or fighter is לוחם when referring to a male and לוחמת when referring to a female. Israelis use the term to distinguish combat soldiers from non-combat soldiers, whom they call (not always with admiration) jobniks: הוא היה בצבא לוחם או ג’ובניק? In the army, was he a fighter or a…