how to say “to harm” in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפיות-1.m4a” /]שְׁפִיּוּת The biblical story tells of the foreign prophet בלעם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפיות-2.m4a” /] (Balaam): [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפיות-3.m4a” /]וַיֵּלֶךְ שֶׁפִי and he walked relaxedly (alternative translation: up to a bare hill) Mishnaic Hebrew takes שפי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפיות-4.m4a” /] to imply a state of physical… or mental calmness – sanity, in contrast to a state of mental disturbance – insanity. In Hebrew, שפיות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/שפיות-1.m4a”…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממתיק-#.m4a” /]מַמְתִּיק If you’ve got some basic Hebrew under your belt, you probably know the word מתוק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממתיק-#.m4a” /] meaning sweet. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממתיק-#.m4a” /]איזה ילד מתוק! What a sweet boy! Perhaps you know the feminine version as well, from: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/ממתיק-#.m4a” /]שנה טובה ומתוקה. Have a good, sweet year. Taking the root of…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]הֲנָחָה As failing to recognize a discount could mean paying too much for a product, this word is core vocabulary. In Hebrew, a discount is הנחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-2.m4a” /]הנחה של 50% על כל פריט בחנות! 50% discount on every item in the shop! The root of הנחה is נ.ו.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/הנחה-3.m4a” /] meaning resting…