Can’t read Hebrew yet? שַׁעֲוָה The Israelites in the desert would still have gotten in trouble, but they would also have saved themselves a lot of money had they used wax instead of gold when they made the calf. They could have painted it gold. The Modern Hebrew word for wax is…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/לבוא-בדרישות-#.m4a” /]לָבוֹא בִּדְרִישׁוֹת To demand or to require something in Hebrew is the simple verb לדרוש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/לבוא-בדרישות-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/לבוא-בדרישות-#.m4a” /]בעבודה דורשים ממני להישאר שעות נוספות. At work they are requiring of me to stay extra hours. But no one likes being demanded of to do things. So here’s an expression that can be…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? אַחְלָה! A lack of formal peace among political entities does not stop peace in other strata of society… at least when it comes to language. אַחְלָה – an Arabic word Israelis use to express happy agreement or to simply say great! or cool! or sweet! – is one of the first words learners typically…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /]אַתָּה צוֹדֵק, אַתְּ צוֹדֶקֶת You may know the Hebrew word צדק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – justice or righteousness. Using the three-letter root that forms צדק, we get אתה צודק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – you’re right when speaking to a male, and את צודקת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/צודק-#.m4a” /] – you’re right when speaking to a female (note that right appears at the…
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 . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חווה-1.m4a” /]חַוָּה You may know חווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חווה-1.m4a” /] as a name, the original Hebrew version of Eve. You may also know that the biblical story of אדם וחווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חווה-2.m4a” /] – Adam and Eve – explains this first lady’s name: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/חווה-3.m4a” /]וַיִּקְרָא הָאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָיְתָה אֵם כָּל חָי. (בראשית ג’, כ’) And…