having trouble seeing the print? נֵטֶל Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! The big topic in Israeli national news recently has been that of the possibility of expanding the draft to include Haredim and Arabs. The papers and the protesters talk…
having trouble seeing the print? קוֹר כְּלָבִים Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! Yesterday we saw the colorful Hebrew expression for really, really hot weather – חוֹם אֵימִים (khohm eh-ee-MEEM). For those south of the equator (and those who don’t like constant air…
having trouble seeing the print? חוֹם אֵימִים Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Sign up for yours now! When Israelis talk about how hot it is (and it’s hot), they often say: חוֹם אֵימִים בַּחוּץ! It’s really, really hot outside! (khohm eh-ee-MEEM bah-KHOOTS) חוֹם…
having trouble seeing the print? עֵר, עֵרָה Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. The Torah portion that will be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world is perhaps the strangest – הַמּוּזָרָה בְּיוֹתֵר (hah-moo-zah-RAH beh-yoh-TEHR) of all portions, featuring a talking (female) donkey – אָתוֹן מְדַבֶּרֶת (ah-TOHN meh-dah-BEH-ret) and…
having trouble seeing the print? רְצִינִי, חָמוּר Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. The translation of serious into Modern Hebrew, when referring to a person, an offer, etc. is רְצִינִי (reh-tsee-NEE) in the masculine and רְצִינִית (reh-tsee-NEET) in the feminine. For example: הוּא בָּחוּר רְצִינִי. He’s a serious…
having trouble seeing the print? מוּזָה, הַשְׁרָאָה Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. For writers, sometimes words flow onto the page, while other times there’s a block. At those times, writers often sit and wait for the mythological god, the muse, to whisper in their ear words of…
having trouble seeing the print? מוּזָר Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. In Biblical Hebrew, a man from the outside, a stranger, is an אִישׁ זָר (eesh zahr), while a strange woman is an אִשָּׁה זָרָה (ee-SHAH zah-RAH). Likewise, a male foreign worker is an עוֹבֵד זָר (oh-VED zahr), while a female is…
having trouble seeing the print? חֻקָּה Never experienced Ulpan La-Inyan? We’re offering free demo classes throughout the summer. Happy Independence Day, fellow Americans. The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews the world over is called חֻקַּת (khoo-KAHT), meaning the law of… The ת (t) at the end of the word…
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”…
having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁפָּט brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! If you have a rudimentary Modern Hebrew vocabulary, you likely know that the word מִשְׁפָּט (meesh-PAHT) refers to that element of speech and writing called a sentence. What you may not…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַעֲרִיץ brought to you by Ulpan La-Inyan teaching Hebrew in English-speaking communities throughout Israel and online Check us out! Those steeped in Jewish liturgy will be familiar with today’s entry. לְהַעֲרִיץ (leh-hah-ah-REETS) means to admire or to praise, or to otherwise hold in high esteem. It appears in…