how to say “to beware” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

  לְהִזָּהֵר, לָגוּר listen to this word pronounced       If you’ve had conversations in Hebrew with children, you probably know how to say,  be careful! (literally, caution!) – זְהִירוּת (zeh-hee-ROOT). “Beware! Dog in yard!” To be careful is לְהִזָּהֵר (leh-hee-zah-HEHR). It’s a verb of the נפעל (neef-AHL) variety – not really active or passive, or…

how to say “to give birth” and “to father” in Hebrew

ByAmi Steinberger

לָלֶדֶת, לְהוֹלִיד   One of the topics of the Torah portion read this week by Jews around the world is childbirth. The Hebrew word for to give birth is לָלֶדֶת (lah-LEH-det). For example, הָאִשָּׁה יָלְדָה יַלְדָּה (hah-ee-SHAH yahl-DAH yahl-DAH) – The woman gave birth to a girl (the first ילדה is the verb, and the second is…