שָׁנִי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for red is אָדֹם listen and repeat (more primary colors in Hebrew). The Modern-Hebrew color שָׁנִי listen and repeat is a particular shade of red, whose dye in Biblical times was drawn from a particular type of insect, תּוֹלַעַת הַשָּׁנִי listen and repeat – the “shani” worm (today known to…
לְבוּשׁ הוֹלֵם Can’t read Hebrew yet? Someone pointed out that in my entry last week on different articles of clothing, I neglected to mention the word for clothing itself. The simple word is בֶּגֶד , meaning garment. In the plural it’s בְּגָדִים listen and repeat. For example: הִיא לָבְשָׁה בְּגָדִים יָפִים. She wore nice clothes. listen …
קִשּׁוּר, חֻלְיָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? When referring to the kind of link found on a webpage, the Hebrew word is קִשּׁוּר listen and repeat (while many Israelis still use the foreign word, לִינְק listen and repeat). This word wasn’t invented for the advent of the hyperlink; rather, it was in use beforehand in contexts…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
נָאֶה, יָפֶה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? When describing the beauty of objects in Hebrew, we typically use יָפֶה listen and repeat for something grammatically masculine and יָפָה listen and repeat for something feminine. For example: יֵשׁ לְךָ כּוֹבַע יָפֶה. You (a male) have a nice hat. listen אֵיזוֹ חֻלְצָה יָפָה! What a…
שִׂמְלָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Though in Biblical times the word שִׂמְלָה listen and repeat referred to apparel worn widely by both women and men, today שמלה refers specifically to a dress. For example: הִיא שָׁאֲלָה אֹתִי אִם הַשִּׂמְלָה שֶׁלָּהּ יָפָה. She asked me if her dress is nice. listen Other…
לְהִתְנַשֵּׁק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Yesterday we saw the various Hebrew words for hug. Today we’ll look at kissing, which has a similar grammar. The root of kissing – נ.שׁ.ק (n.sh.k) – is the same as that of a weapon – נֶשֶׁק listen and repeat – not because of the “kiss of death”,…
לְהִתְחַבֵּק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root ח.ב.ק (kh.b.k) means embracing. There’s to hug someone else (active-intensive verb) – לְחַבֵּק listen and repeat – as in: הָאֵם חִבְּקָה אֶת הַיֶּלֶד כְּשֶׁהוּא נִבְהַל מֵהַכֶּלֶב. The mother hugged the child when he was frightened from the dog. listen And there’s…
שַׁחַר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The morning prayer in Judaism is called שַׁחֲרִית listen and repeat, as it is derived from the word for dawn, שַׁחַר listen and repeat. In Hebrew, we talk about the dawn as it is a physical object like the sun and say that the dawn rises, as in: הֵם…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
שְׁאִיפוֹת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The English word aspiration finds its roots in the Latin word spirare – to breathe. Likewise, the Hebrew word for to aspire is the same as that of to inhale – the active-simple verb לִשְׁאוֹף listen and repeat. And an aspiration is a שְׁאִיפָה listen and repeat. For example: …