How to say “value” in Hebrew
Don’t confuse להעריך with להאריך (with an alef), which means to lengthen.
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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 . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! =”410″> Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע…
There are those who think that Iran poses an existential threat to Israel. In Hebrew, we call this אִיוּם קִיּוּמִי (ee-YOOM kee-yoo-MEE). The truth is, it does. Modern-day Haman (Achmawhatshisname) may have the capacity to blast us out of the Middle East (and thus destroy the world). But the G-d of Israel has more to…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצטייד-1.m4a” /]נָא לְהִצְטַיֵּד Last week, we saw the Hebrew term for running shoes – נעלי ריצה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצטייד-2.m4a” /], or more commonly, נעלי ספורט[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצטייד-3.m4a” /]. Now, suppose you’re a youth-group counselor, and you’re taking your group of young teens on an overnight field trip. It’s the fall, so you want to make sure they all come prepared with warm clothing….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /]לְהַרְחִיב אֳפָקִים We’ve seen that להרחיב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /] means to expand or to elaborate. A synonym of these is to broaden – also להרחיב in Hebrew. So that if we want to broaden horizons, we say להרחיב אופקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /], since אופקים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /] is more than one אופק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /] – horizon. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/להרחיב-אופקים-#.m4a” /]צא לטיול…
נתיב This one’s for Tehillah. You too can request a word by filling out this simple form. The Hebrew word for a lane on a road is נָתִיב (nah-TEEV). The Ayalon Highway is called נְתִיבֵי הָאַיָּלוֹן (neh-tee-VEH-ee hah-ah-yah-LOHN) in Hebrew – the “Ayalon Lanes”. A synonym for נתיב, also used, is מַסְלוּל (mahs-LOOL). …