having trouble seeing the print? הַשְּׁקִיעָה Get to Know Our Full Conversational-Hebrew Program Fast cars and great ice cream can definitely be exciting, but there’s nothing like a sunset to help calm the mind and soul. The Hebrew word for sunset is הַשְּׁקִיעָה – literally, the setting. In Rabbinic literature, sunset is termed שְׁקִיעַת הַחַמַּה– the setting…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַגִּיעַ Get to Know Our Full Conversational-Hebrew Program If you’re studying a new foreign language, one of the first words you’re bound to come across is the one for to arrive, especially if you’re planning to visit that language’s country and tour around. If you already know some Hebrew, you likely know that…
having trouble seeing the print? בֵּינְלְאֻמִּי To create the word international, English takes the word national and appends to it the prefix, inter-. Hebrew does the same, where the word לְאֻמִּי meaning national gets the word inter/between/among – בֵּין – added to the beginning, yielding בֵּינְלְאֻמִּי. For example: לִמְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יֵשׁ רָמַת יְצוּא בֵּינְלְאֻמִּי מַדְהִימָה בִּתְחוּם הַהַי טֶק. Israel has an amazing level of…
having trouble seeing the print? אֱנוֹשׁוּת Hebrew Class Starts Today In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Tonight and tomorrow being יוֹם הַשּׁוֹאָה – Israel’s Holocaust Memorial Day – the Hebrew word for humanity comes to my mind: אֱנוֹשׁוּת. אנושות derives from the name of Biblical Adam’s grandson, אֱנוֹשׁ, a word also sometimes used to refer to humanity. אנושות is also related to the familiar…
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having trouble seeing the print? לְגַשֵּׁר פְּעָרִים Hebrew Class Starts Sunday In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! You may be familiar with the Hebrew word for a bridge – גֶּשֶׁר. Activating the word as a verb (of the active-intensive פִּעֵל variety), Modern Hebrew has created a word for the metaphoric concept of bridging or to bridge – לְגַשֵּׁר. It also means to mediate. For example:…
having trouble seeing the print? הִתְעַמְּלוּת Hebrew Class Starts Sunday In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv! The wonderful חַג הַפֶּסַח– Passover holiday – comes with lots of festive meals, and the calories build up. In order to maintain a healthy lifestyle during and after the holidays, one must exercise in some form or another. While the Hebrew…
having trouble seeing the print? מֻנָּחוֹן לְסֵדֶר פֶּסַח (Hebrew Glossary for the Passover Seder) Hebrew class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv To enhance your Passover experience, I’ve prepared a glossary. PDF printable version Online glossary with sound This will be the last entry of Your Daily Dose of Hebrew until after Passover. חַג פֶּסַח שָׂמֵחַ!…
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having trouble seeing the print? לִתְהוֹת Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DISCOUNT DEADLINE MARCH 24! The Hebrew word for to wonder is לִתְהוֹת. In English, we use the verb to wonder to express not only genuine wonder, but also to make a polite request, such as I was wondering whether you’d be able to pick me up…
having trouble seeing the print? בָּלָגָן, אִי-סֵדֶר Class Starts April 7 In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv DISCOUNT DEADLINE MARCH 24! The first eve of Passover is called in Hebrew, לֵיל הַסֵּדֶר – the Seder night. The Hebrew word סדר–Seder means, literally, order. This very widely-observed traditional Passover get-together is called a סדר mainly because the various pieces of the event…