how to say “professor” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger June 13, 2018October 17, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /]מַרְצֶה

While פרופסור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /] does mean professor, it’s not the word that Israelis students tend to use to refer to the person who teaches them at the university level. The word they prefer is מרצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /] – literally, lecturer:

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /]גיגלתי אותה – היא מרצה בטכניון.

I googled her – she’s a professor at the Technion.

מרצה comes from the הפעיל verb להרצות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /] – to lecture.

פרופסור is used mainly as a title, such as פרופסור איינשטיין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/מרצה-#.m4a” /] – Professor Einstein.

daily video – how to say “pedestrian” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 25, 2021May 24, 2021

To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...

לברוח – the great escape

ByAmi Steinberger March 29, 2010November 5, 2018

לברוח Another colorful word that has to do with movement is לִבְרוֹח (leev-ROH-akh), to escape. The Jewish people (Israelites) in Egypt escaped with their bread not having enough time to rise. So too, I’ve escaped the hustle and bustle of the city to spend Passover with these guys in Beit Alpha: Salamlak…

how to say “to pass the baton” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger July 21, 2016October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להעביר-את-השרביט-1.m4a” /]לְהַעֲבִיר אֶת הַשַּׁרְבִיט A generation goes and another takes over – in life, as well as in government and in organizations. To pass or to hand over the baton is the act of one person in power and authority empowering a successor. The Hebrew expression for this is להעביר את השרביט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להעביר-את-השרביט-1.m4a” /] – literally, to pass the scepter (also baton)….

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how to say “flame” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger May 9, 2012February 10, 2020

לֶהָבָה The common Hebrew word for fire is אֵשׁ (esh). A flame, however, is a לְהָבָה (leh-hah-VAH). by Capture Queen ™ Perhaps the most well-known Biblical example of this word can be found in the psalm recited in synagogues Friday night before the לְכָה דּוֹדִי (leh-KHAH doh-DEE) liturgical poem: קוֹל (הַשֵּׁם) חֹצֵב לַהֲבוֹת אֵשׁ…

how to say “to transpire” or “to take place” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger January 27, 2016October 22, 2018

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחש-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְרַחֵשׁ There’s the simple verb in English to happen, whose Hebrew equivalent is לקרות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחש-2.m4a” /], a simple verb. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחש-3.m4a” /]מה קרה? What happened? Then there are higher words, such as to transpire and to take place. These in Hebrew are the reflexive-intensive להתרחש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחש-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתרחש-4.m4a” /]דבר מהפכני מתרחש במזרח התיכון. Something…

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