יום האב I dedicate today’s dose to my father, the man who taught me the language I now give over to you. Why? Because today (Sunday) is Father’s Day, at least in the States (in case you forgot like I almost did :). אַבָּא (AH-bah) is usually one of the first words uttered by…
having trouble seeing the print? רַעַם, לְהַרְעִים Yesterday we discussed lightning and related words. That’s the visual element in thunderstorm. Today we’ll discuss the sound element – thunder. The word for thunder itself is רַעַם (RAH-ahm). It appears in the Bible, notably in Psalm 104 (verse 7): מִן גַּעֲרָתְךָ יְנוּסוּן, מִן קוֹל רַעַמְךָ יֵחָפֵזוּן – from Your reprimand do they flee,…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /]מוֹשָׁב קִדְמִי You may know the word מושב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /] as referring to an agricultural settlement. But it’s also a seat, which becomes apparent when we see that the root is י.ש.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /] meaning sitting. A front seat is מושב קדמי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /], where קדמי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /] comes from the root ק.ד.מ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/מושב-קדמי-#.m4a” /]…
תסריט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תסריט-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for (movie) script is תסריט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תסריט-1.mp3″ /], of the root ס.ר.ט (s.r.t) meaning ribbon or film. I put the word movie in parentheses because the תסריט contains the word for movie in itself. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תסריט-2.mp3″ /]הוא הגיש מאה תסריטים לפני שאחד התקבל. He submitted a hundred scripts before one was accepted….
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 Game 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!
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ראיון-1.m4a” /]רֵאָיוֹן Yesterday, we saw the Hebrew word for idea – רעיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ראיון-2.m4a” /]. Here’s a homophone – a word that sounds the same (in this case almost the same), but has a different spelling and, more importantly, a different meaning: ראיון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ראיון-1.m4a” /] means interview. Can you spot the root? It’s ר.א.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ראיון-3.m4a” /] meaning seeing…