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how to say “relatively” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/יחסית-#.m4a” /]יַחֲסִית The root י.ח.ס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/יחסית-#.m4a” /] appears in late Biblical Hebrew, where it means family connection: this is the origin of the Hebrew/Yiddish word ייחוס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/יחסית-#.m4a” /] (yichus) meaning genealogy. In Modern Hebrew, this root appears in words that have to do with relativity, so that relatively-speaking or relative to is יחסית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/יחסית-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip…
how to say “piano” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פסנתר-#.m4a” /]פְּסַנְתֵּר The non-Semitic (Greek) sounding word פסנתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פסנתר-#.m4a” /] makes its appearance in Biblical Aramaic, in the Book of Daniel, where it appears in a list among other music instruments. It’s not clear precisely what instrument the פסנתר was in biblical times, but Modern Hebrew uses it to mean piano. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/פסנתר-#.m4a”…
daily video – how to say “to get on the high road” in Hebrew
To slow down the audio or to turn on captions (CC), start playing the video and then click the settings icon ⚙️. LEARNING TIPS Hebrew beginners Watch with English captions a few times, then with Hebrew captions, then without captions, and see what you understand. Intermediate learners Watch without captions, pausing to write down what...
how to say “film director” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/במאי-קולנוע-1.m4a” /]בַּמַּאי קוֹלְנוֹעַ The word for a director who orchestrates the production of a play or a movie is במאי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/במאי-קולנוע-2.m4a” /] for a male and במאית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/במאי-קולנוע-3.m4a” /] for a female. They derive from the word במה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/במאי-קולנוע-4.m4a” /], which once referred to the platform on which people would perform religious rituals including sacrifice (containing…
how to say “date honey” in Hebrew
סִילָאן I know lots of women named תמר – Tamar (date), and I’ve met one or two named דבש – Dvash (honey) as well. דבש mentioned in the Bible refers to date honey – דבש תמרים. Over time, Jews started using bee honey – דבש דבורים – as their main form of honey, so דבש came to refer…
How to say “To rest” “to strike” “to observe the Sabbath” in Hebrew
לשבות You’re all familiar with the Hebrew word שָׁבָּת (Shabbat, Shabbos, whatever), or its English equivalent, Sabbath (as in Black Sabbath). The root of the this word is .ש.ב.ת (sh.b.t.), which is also used in the word שְׁבִיתָה (shvee-TAH), or a strike. This word is so common in Israel that I consider it core…