the Golan… Height(s) – in Hebrew
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| Sunset, picture taken from רמת הגולן overlooking the Sea of Galilee |
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| Sunset, picture taken from רמת הגולן overlooking the Sea of Galilee |
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלחת-#.m4a” /]מִקְלַחַת This week we’ve seen a series of words that follow a pattern: משמרת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלחת-#.m4a” /] – shift, מברשת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלחת-#.m4a” /] – brush, משקפת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלחת-#.m4a” /] – goggles/binoculars and מקלדת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלחת-#.m4a” /] – keyboard. The word for shower – מקלחת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/מקלחת-#.m4a” /] – would also sound like the others, but since its final root letter…
having trouble seeing the print? לִפְתּוֹחַ דַּף חָדָשׁ Two days left for the special discount on Ulpan La-Inyan Fall courses רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה (rohsh hah-shah-NAH) is a time for reflection over the past and for looking forward to a hopefully bright future. It’s also an opportunity to commit ourselves to a new or revised way…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עמודה-#.m4a” /]עַמּוּד, טוּר, עַמּוּדָה Before it was lines on a piece of paper (or in a spreadsheet), a column was that which supports a surface raised above the ground. Such a column (or pole, for that matter) is called עמוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עמודה-#.m4a” /] in Hebrew. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/עמודה-#.m4a” /]העמוד הזה מפוסל בצורה אומנותית. This column is sculpted…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /]לְהַרְחִיב אֳפָקִים We’ve seen that להרחיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /] means to expand or to elaborate. A synonym of these is to broaden – also להרחיב in Hebrew. So that if we want to broaden horizons, we say להרחיב אופקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /], since אופקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /] is more than one אופק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /] – horizon. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /]צא לטיול…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ללכלך-#.m4a” /]לְדַבֵּר לָשׁוֹן הָרַע, לְהוֹצִיא דִּיבָּה, לְרַכֵל, לְלַכְלֵךְ Human nature has it that we tend to derive lewd pleasure from speaking badly about other people. Hebrew has a few ways of saying to badmouth. There’s לדבר לשון הרע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/ללכלך-#.m4a” /] – to speak the evil tongue. This term comes from the Talmud and is today…
To measure in Hebrew is the simple verb למדוד. For example: כמה ארוכה הספה? צריך למדוד. How long is the sofa? (We) need to measure (it). Something measurable is מדיד, as in: “אם זה לא מדיד, אי אפשר לנהל אותו.” (ג’ק וולש) “If it isn’t measurable, it cannot be managed.” (Jack Welsh)