אֹשֶׁר There’s the emotion of joy – a momentary state of elation, positive energy, the desire to give and bless. In Hebrew, this joy is שִׂמְחָה (seem-KHAH). And then there’s joy of the long term, a less elated but more constant state of happiness or contentment. This is אֹשֶׁר (OH-shehr), which sounds the same as the word for wealth –…
having trouble seeing the print? עָשִׁיר, עֲשִׁירָה This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is September 23 for most branches. אֵיזֶהוּ עָשִׁיר? הַשָּׂמֵחַ בְּחֶלְקוֹ. Who is wise? The one happy with…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַכְרִיחַ, לִגְרוֹם, לְחַיֵּב This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is September 23 for most branches. Though Israeli kids certainly have…
having trouble seeing the print? לִגְרוֹם This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is September 23 for most branches. Corrections on yesterday’s entry: The Hebrew sentence…
נִצָּחוֹן The Biblical Hebrew root נ.צ.ח (n.ts.kh) means power and force, so that the common term in סֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים – the Book of Psalms (SEH-fehr teh-hee-LEEM), לַמְנַצֵּחַ (lahm-nah-TSEH-ahkh), means to/of the one who makes an impact – or one who signs in an exclamatory fashion. Likewise, נֶצַח (NEH-tsahkh) means eternal – that whose force lasts forever. As…
having trouble seeing the print? מַצְנֵחַ This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of this month! The Biblical (and Modern) Hebrew word לִצְנוֹחַ (leets-NOH-ahkh)…
having trouble seeing the print? יִשּׁוּב הַדַּעַת, שַׁלְוַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September. Almost a…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְיַשֵּׁב, לְהִשְׁתַּקֵּעַ This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September. In the Biblical canon,…
having trouble seeing the print? שָׁכֵן, שְׁכֵנָה This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September. As we saw yesterday, the word לָגוּר (lah-GOOR),…
having trouble seeing the print? לָגוּר This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online. Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September. In Biblical Hebrew, the word לָגוּר (lah-GOOR) means to…