שֵׂעַר שֵׂיבָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word זִקְנָה listen and repeat means old age. It also has a more poetic, gentle synonym, שֵׂיבָה listen and repeat, as in the Biblical injunction found on the walls of Israeli buses today: מִפְּנֵי שֵׂיבָה תָּקוּם before age you shall stand (Leviticus 19) listen …
לְהַשְׁקוֹת אֶת הַצְּמָחִים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for plant is צֶמַח listen and repeat, related to the active-simple verb ַלִצְמוֹח listen and repeat – to grow – as in: צָמַח לָהּ פֶּרַח יָפֶה בַּגִּנָּה. A pretty flower grew in her garden. listen And to water is the active-causative verb לְהַשְׁקוֹת listen and…
נָקִי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for clean is נָקִי listen and repeat, as in: הַכּוֹס הַזֹּאת נְקִיָּה? Is this cup clean? listen The word also works in the proverbial sense, as in: אַחֲרֵי תַּחְקִיר בֶּן שְׁמוֹנֶה שָׁעוֹת, הֻסַּק שֶׁהוּא נָקִי וְהוּא שֻׁחְרַר. After an eight-hour…
שַׁעַר חֲלִיפִין, שַׁעַר יַצִּיג listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root ח.ל.פ (kh.l.p) means changing over, so that חליפין listen and repeat describes the exchange of quantities of goods or monies. With שַׁעַר listen and repeat meaning gate or that which things come and go through, שער חליפין listen and repeat is one of the official Hebrew terms…
לִבְכּוֹת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Sometimes it’s appropriate just to cry. The Hebrew word for to cry is לִבְכּוֹת listen and repeat, an active-simple verb of the root ב.כ.ה (b.kh.h). As the last letter of the root is a ה (h – learn to read Hebrew) – a weak letter…
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
הַשְׁכָּמָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? To wake up early is לְהַשְׁכִּים listen and repeat, an active-causative verb of the root שׁ.כ.מ (sh.k.m). Here’s a Biblical example: וַיַּּשְׁכֵּם אַבְרָהָם בַּבֹּקֶר וַיַּחֲבֹשׁ אֶת חֲמֹרוֹ… And Abraham got up early in the morning and saddled his donkey… (Genesis 22:3) listen Likewise,…
בְּתֹם לֵב listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Someone innocent in the sense that they don’t know of evil, is either תָּמִים listen and repeat (a male) or תְּמִימָה listen and repeat (a female) in Hebrew. Likewise, innocence is תְּמִימוּת listen and repeat, and a more poetic synonym of that is תֹּם listen and repeat (also used as a name…
תִּשָּׁעֵן עָלַי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for to lean is a verb that falls into the נִפְעָל form: לְהִשָּׁעֵן listen and repeat, of the root שׁ.ע.נ (sh.a.n). For example: הוּא נִשְׁעָן עַל הַקִּיר. He is leaning against (on) the wall. listen You may recognize the…
אֲנִי צוֹחֵק listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In Hebrew, the word for to joke is the same as to laugh – the active-simple verb לִצְחוֹק listen and repeat. For example, a man might say: אֲנִי סְתָם צוֹחֵק. I’m just joking. listen and repeat A woman would mean the same thing saying,…
מֶתַח listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In Biblical Hebrew, the simple verb לִמְתּוֹח listen and repeat of the root מ.ת.ח (m.t.kh) means to spread out. Modern Hebrew also uses the word to mean to stretch, while a מְתִיחָה listen and repeat is a stretch, for example: הוּא עוֹשֶׂה עֶשֶׂר מְתִיחוֹת לִפְנֵי שֶׁהוּא נִכְנָס…