having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁלַחַת listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Starting Soon… REGISTER NOW! The word מִשְׁלַחַת listen and repeat means delegation. It comes from the word לִשְׁלוֹחַ, an active-simple verb, meaning to send, of the root שׁ.ל.ח (sh.l.kh). For example: הַמִּשְׁלַחַת הַיִּשְׂרָאֵלִית הִגִּיעָה לַפִילִיפִּינִים. The Israeli delegation arrived at the Philippines. listen A…
having trouble seeing the print? אֲנִי לֹא פְרָאיֶיר (פְרָיֶר) listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Starting Soon… REGISTER NOW! A more accurate translation of the phrase אֲנִי לֹא פְרָאיֶיר listen and repeat is I’m no sucker, but the word sucker has fallen out of favor, having become somewhat foreign to English speakers in its meaning of someone naive, who easily…
having trouble seeing the print? פִּתּוּי listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Starting Soon… REGISTER NOW! The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world tells the story of Joseph, who is sold by his brothers and eventually is given a job as caretaker in the home of a minister of Egypt……
having trouble seeing the print? פָּרָה listen and repeat Ancient Israel was the nexus of its world, the crossroads of trade routes running from Assyria in the north to Egypt in the south… and from India in the East to Mauretania (ancient Morocco) in the west. A popular mode of long-term transportation…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִשְׁתָּעֵל listen and repeat If you’re like me and you’ve got a cough that is taking its sweet time to go way, raise your hand. The Hebrew word for to cough is לְהִשְׁתָּעֵל listen and repeat, a reflexive-intensive verb of the root שׁ.ע.ל (sh.a.l) meaning depth and hollowness – when we cough, we exhale…
having trouble seeing the print? חִנּוּךְ, הַשְׂכָּלָה listen and repeat In English, we might talk about grammar-school education, high-school education and a college education, but we use only one noun – education – and add an adjective to get more specific about the level. Hebrew, however, uses two distinct words for two levels of education: חִנּוּךְ listen and repeat refers to education received…
having trouble seeing the print? חָי בְּסֶרֶט listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes Starting Soon… REGISTER NOW! Philosophers and fashion gurus alike argue over whether art imitates life, or whether life imitates art. Regardless of the majority, there certainly are people who model their lives after the movies, to a greater or lesser extent. Often…
having trouble seeing the print? מִפְגָּשׁ listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Starting Soon… Also in Modiin! REGISTER NOW! See review material at the end of today’s dose! Last week we defined the Hebrew word מִפְגָּשׁ listen and repeat as referring to an informal meeting or a gathering of friends. There’s another, more dramatic meaning to the word: encounter. …
having trouble seeing the print? צַוָּאר listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Starting Soon… REGISTER NOW! In the Torah portion to be read this week by Jews around the world, the Hebrew word for neck – צַוָּאר listen and repeat – appears prominently, especially in Midrashic interpretations of the Biblical text. Now, צוואר is a masculine noun,…
having trouble seeing the print? שָׁלִיחַ listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Starting Soon… Also in Modiin! REGISTER NOW! For those of you who have been to Chabad houses in various parts of the world, or have contacted the Jewish Agency or Nefesh B’Nefesh about making aliyah, the word שָׁלִיחַ listen and repeat – emissary – may ring a bell. …
having trouble seeing the print? עָצוּב, עֲצוּבָה listen and repeat The Hebrew word for sad is עצוב listen and repeat in the masculine and עצובה listen and repeat in the feminine. For example: כְּשֶׁאֲנִי קוֹרֵא עַל טַיְפוּן הַייאֶן, אֲנִי מַרְגִּישׁ עָצוּב. As I read about Typhoon Haiyan, I feel sad. listen עצוב comes from…