having trouble seeing the print? יֵשׁ רַגְלַיִם לַדָּבָר Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The rabbis of old taught that שֶׁקֶר, אֵין לוֹ רַגְלַיִם – a lie does not have legs. They were referring to the graphical appearance of the word שֶׁקֶר – lie – none of whose three letters have…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat The other day I introduced the Hebrew word for habit, הֶרְגֵּל listen and repeat. A related word worth knowing is לְהִתְרַגֵּל listen and repeat – to get used to or become accustomed to. An example: הִיא כְּבָר תִּתְרַגֵּל לַחוֹם הַתֵּל-אָבִיבִי. She’ll get used to the Tel Aviv heat. listen …
having trouble seeing the print? הֲלִיכוֹן Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us The Hebrew word for treadmill is הֲלִיכוֹן , deriving from the verb לָלֶכֶת – to go – whose root is ה.ל.כ (h.l.k) meaning walking or going. For example: הִיא מַגִּיעָה לְמָכוֹן הַכֹּשֶׁר כָּל בֹּקֶר וְהוֹלֶכֶת עַל הַהֲלִיכוֹן. She comes…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-1.mp3″ /]מוֹרֶה, מוֹרָה Today (Monday), one of the greatest Torah leaders of our generation passed away. He was known by the Jewish world as Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, but among those following his specific brand of Judaism, he was known affectionately and reverently by the Aramaic word for our master or our teacher, מָרָן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/media-files/moreh-2.mp3″ /]. In…
having trouble seeing the print? הֶרְגֵּל Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us Imagine having to think about the right and left, up and down motions necessary to make every time you brush your teeth, or having to think about how to move the steering wheel in your car every time you wish to make a left turn….
having trouble seeing the print? כָּרִישׁ Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! If you’re like me and Jaws scared the heck out of you, raise your hand. The Hebrew word for shark is כָּרִישׁ . The plural is כְּרִישִׁים . An example: שֶׁלֹּא נֵדַע…
having trouble seeing the print? קֵן Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This word is often mispronounced by native English-speaking students of the Hebrew Bible. When the word for nest stands alone, it’s קֵן – with an eh vowel. When it’s connected to another word in…
having trouble seeing the print? חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה It’s now אַחֲרֵי הַחַגִּים – after the holidays – in Israel, which means that the government offices and most other offices, for that matter, are back to work. We might describe this time in Hebrew with the expression חוֹזְרִים לַשִּׁגְרָה – literally, going back to the routine….
having trouble seeing the print? לָנוּחַ Hebrew Class Starts Next Week In Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! Noah (the one with the ark) is named for his parents’ hope that this child would bring solace to a burdened world. His name in Hebrew is נֹחַ , which the Biblical verse connects to the word לְנַחֵם – to…
having trouble seeing the print? תּוֹרָה here’s the video חַג שָׂמֵחַ! Happy holiday! by Ami Steinberger, Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan Enjoying Your Daily Dose of Hebrew?
having trouble seeing the print? לְהַקִּיף Learn to Speak Hebrew… With Us I’m shying away from doing work during this סֻכּוֹת (Sukkot) festival, so you’ve been seeing fewer doses of Hebrew. But here’s a word that’s so timely I want to teach it to you now. To orbit or to encircle is לְהַקִּיף …