A few generations ago, my family lived in מזרח אירופה – eastern Europe. The Hebrew word for east is מזרח, called such because the sun rises – השמש זורחת – in the east. Here’s מזרח in another context: הם גרים במזרח ירושלים. They live in East Jerusalem. The word for west also has to do…
מסגרת The Hebrew word for picture frame is (mees-GEH-ret). Its root is ס.ג.ר (s.g.r), the concept of closing – as a picture frame is something that encloses a picture. This particular formation of a noun based on a verb root appears in other words as well, such as מִקְלַחַת (meek-LAH-khaht) – shower, and מִקְלֶדֶת (meek-LEH-det) –…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְפַּכֵּחַ Check out our spring coursesin Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Raanana, Efrat and Ramat Beit Shemesh For those celebrating Purim outside of Jerusalem, this word is relevant. For those where I’m at… well, we’re not quite ready for it. To become sober is the reflexive-intensive התפעל verb, לְהִתְפַּכֵּח (leh-heet-pah-KEH-ahkh). Its root, פ.כ.ח (p.k.kh), from Aramaic, is nearly identical…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] 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 . Scatter . Gravity . Test Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!