חֵץ וָקֶשֶׁת Can’t read Hebrew yet? Though the more prominent tradition of לַ”ג בָּעֹמֶרis the bonfire, Jewish children today and throughout the Diaspora used to go out into the fields and play with bows and arrows, as a reminder of the last stand in the Jewish independence of antiquity, the Bar Kochba revolt. …
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /]גּוּף הָאָדָם The Hebrew word for person is אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /] (named after Adam from the Bible). Likewise, a human being is בן אדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /] – literally, a son of Adam – regardless of the person’s gender. The word for body is גוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /]. Thus the human body is גוף האדם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/גוף-האדם-#.m4a”…
אַחְוָה listen to this word pronounced Last night I had the honor to attend the wedding of my friend and colleague, Mark Rebacz, to Sarah Kornbluth. Among the blessings recited over a cup of wine at a Jewish wedding is one detailing various elements of goodness the guests wish upon the newlywed couple….
לְאַמֵּת If you know some Hebrew, you likely know the word for truth – אֶמֶת (eh-MET). Suppose a woman representing your credit card company calls to inform you that you and your family have won a trip to Euro Disney. She’d ask you to verify your details. This is how she might say it: …
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-1.m4a” /]מִכְסֶה, כִּסּוּי No, this is not about a cover song – that’s קאוור[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-2.m4a” /] (also called by the rare academician, גרסת כיסוי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-3.m4a” /]). This post is about the cover of a pot or a car – otherwise known as a lid or a hood. The word for these is מכסה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-4.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/מכסה-5.m4a”…