How to say “value” in Hebrew
Don’t confuse להעריך with להאריך (with an alef), which means to lengthen.
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /]תַּחְבִּיב One thing I’ve been doing with the extra time on my hands is improving my Arabic, part of my hobby of learning languages. The Hebrew word for hobby is תחביב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/תחביב-#.m4a” /]כדי לנצל את הזמן, אפשר לפתח תחביב. In order to make the most of (our) time, (we)…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…
סַפִּיר Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for sapphire is very similar to that of the English: סַפִּיר . The word goes back to early human history, as does the value of this precious stone. For example: קָנִיתִי לָהּ שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת סַפִּירִים. I bought her a necklace of sapphires….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תנועה-1.m4a” /]תְּנוּעָה In the Biblical story, Cain is cursed for murdering his brother with, among other things: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תנועה-2.m4a” /]נע ונד תהיה בארץ. A wanderer shall you be in the land. The word נע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תנועה-3.m4a” /] – whose infinitive is לנוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תנועה-4.m4a” /] – means moving. Plugging the root נ.ו.ע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/תנועה-5.m4a” /] into a noun…