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…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]לִקְטוֹף פֶּרַח The Hebrew word for to pick or harvest something such as fruit or flowers is the simple verb לקטוף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /]כל יום שישי אבא קוטף פרחים בשביל אמא. Every Friday Dad picks flowers for Mom. Something picked or harvested is נקטף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/לקטוף-#.m4a” /], from the נפעל verb form. נקטף is…
תֵּרוּצִים Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for excuse is תֵּרוּץ . It comes from Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmud, where it refers to the solution to a problem. For example: הַיֶּלֶד אַלּוּף בְּהַמְצָאַת תֵּרוּצִים. The boy is an expert (a champion) in inventing excuses. Likewise, to…
עַבְדּוּת Can’t read Hebrew yet? לַעֲבוֹד means to work. But whereas an עוֹבֵד is a (male) worker or an employee, an עֶבֶד is a (male) slave. The feminine versions of these are employee–עוֹבֶדֶת and slave/maidservant–אָמָה . And slavery is עַבְדּוּת . For example: הָעַבְדּוּת הִתְקַיְּמָה בְּאַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית עַד שֶׁהִיא נֶאֱסְרָה בִּשְׁנַת…
[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…
נִמּוּק If you know some Hebrew, you probably thought I’d be introducing the word סִבָּה (see-BAH) for a reason. Gotcha. Truth is, I thought of today’s word because it’s a synonym of סיבה, which appears in a song I have not yet been able to (and don’t really want to) get out of my head today,…