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 |
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹסָד The Mossad – Israel’s premier intelligence agency – is famous for conducting some of the most daring and surprising undercover missions in the world. The word Mossad in Hebrew – מוֹסָד– means institution or institute. Referring to the intelligence agency, we say literally, The Institute – הַמּוֹסָד. For example, educational institutions are מוֹסְדוֹת…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-1.m4a” /]בֵּיצַת עַיִן Some Israelis call it ביצה עם עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-2.m4a” /] – an egg with an eye. But the more common expression is ביצת עין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-1.m4a” /] – literally, an eye egg or an egg of eye. You can imagine this sunny-side up egg and see why. Here’s the expression in action: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ביצת-עין-3.m4a” /]ביצת עין יותר…
תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת listen The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( listen and repeat), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת (listen and repeat). When speaking of multiple babies, it’s תִּינוֹקוֹת ( listen and repeat), regardless of gender. These words derive from the root י.נ.ק (y.n.k), which means nursing. They first appear in Mishnaic Hebrew. For example, I wish to…
מִנְהָרָה Can’t read Hebrew yet? The primary objective of Operation Protective Edge was the destruction of tunnels that Hamas had built to terrorize Israel. The Hebrew word for tunnel is מִנְהָרָה. It comes from the word נָהָרmeaning river, so that a tunnel is a place dug through the ground, potentially by a river. For example:…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Space Race . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!