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ספר If you’ve taken Level 1 of Ulpan La-Inyan, you know the Hebrew word for book – סֵפֶר (SEH-fehr). You may also know the word for number – מִסְפָּר (mees-PAHR), though, if I’m not mistaken, that comes up in Level 2. These words carry the same root; the core concept is counting, or recounting. The…
how to say “pity” and “compassion” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /]רַחֲמִים, חֶמְלָה If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you probably know the word רחמים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – mercy and לרחם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – to have mercy. A similar word you may know is חמלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – compassion, while לחמול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] is to show compassion. While in religious contexts the original meaning of רחמים remains, today,…
how to say “to legislate” in Hebrew
having trouble seeing the print? לְחוֹקֵק Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. The essential Hebrew word for law is חוֹק (khohk). Employing the root ח.ו.ק (kh.w.k) in a variation of an active-intensive פִּעֵל verb form, we get the word לְחוֹקֵק – to legislate or to create law (leh-khoh-KEK).https://ulpan.com/piel/.html I say “variation”…
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how to say “human nature” in Hebrew
טֶבַע הָאָדָם, הַטֶּבַע הָאֱנוֹשִׁי Can’t read Hebrew yet? In observance of the Jewish holidays, I took off some time from blogging. Now it’s back to the routine, with a dose of Hebrew that brings themes of the holidays together with themes of the Torah portions being read these weeks by Jews around…
Weekly YDDH Review
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