THIS WEEK’S VIDEO DOSE OF HEBREW – how to say “wine” and “winery”
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-1.m4a” /]צַדִּיק If צדקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-2.m4a” /] is charity or an act of justice or righteousness, a צדיק (a male) or a צדיקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-3.m4a” /] (a female) is a righteous person. Today, the straight-forward meaning of this word is used mainly by religious people. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-4.m4a” /]האישה הזאת אופה כל שבוע עוגיות בשביל…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תעשיית-היין-#.m4a” /]תַּעֲשִׂיַּת הַיַּיִן Such a beloved item among people, it’s no surprise that the word for wine is similar in many languages. In Hebrew, it’s יין[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תעשיית-היין-#.m4a” /]. Here’s a Biblical example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תעשיית-היין-#.m4a” /]ויין ישמח לבב אנוש. (תהלים ק”ד, ט”ו) And wine gladdens the human heart. (Psalms 104:15) The word for industry is תעשייה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תעשיית-היין-#.m4a”…
תְּקוּפַת הָאֶבֶן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקופת-האבן-1.mp3″ /] The Hebrew word for stone is אֶבֶן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקופת-האבן-2.mp3″ /]. Although it doesn’t sound like one, this word is feminine, so that precious stones are אֲבָנִים יְקָרוֹת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקופת-האבן-3.mp3″ /]. The word for period of time is תְּקוּפָה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תקופת-האבן-4.mp3″ /]. When connected to another word in an “of relationship” (the construct state), תקופה…
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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/מטורף-#.m4a” /]מְטֹרָף If you know a bit of Yiddish, you may know the word meshugena – a crazy person. The original Hebrew form of this is משוגע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/מטורף-#.m4a” /]. But Hebrew has another word for insane – מטורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/מטורף-#.m4a” /]. And like in English, מטורף doesn’t have to speak only of a person with a fragile…