How to say to “make” a decision in Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אבטיח-1.m4a” /]אֲבַטִּיחַ This word appears already in Biblical Hebrew, as אבטיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אבטיח-1.m4a” /] – watermelon – native to southern Africa, was cultivated in Egypt and eaten by the People of Israel. In researching the word, I spotted the root ב.ט.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אבטיח-2.m4a” /], which normally means safety as the word ביטחון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/אבטיח-3.m4a” /] – security. I started pondering possible…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-1.m4a” /]רְכִיבִים This word appears on the vast majority of packaged foods in Israel: רכיבים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-1.m4a” /] – ingredients. It comes from the root ר.כ.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-2.m4a” /] meaning attaching or assembling. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-3.m4a” /]יש כאן רכיבים מפחידים ברשימה… There are some scary ingredients here on the list… In the singular form, רכיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/רכיבים-4.m4a” /] generally refers not…