[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /]הוֹכָחָה The Hebrew word for proof is הוכחה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /]זאת עובדה? יש הוכחה? Is this a fact? Is there proof? הוכחה comes from the הפעיל verb to prove – להוכיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /], which itself comes from the root ו.כ.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /] or י.כ.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a” /] (the letters ו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/הוכחה-#.m4a”…
שטיח The Hebrew word for carpet or rug is שָׁטִיח (shah-TEE-ahkh). It’s related to the word for area – שֶׁטַח (SHEH-tahkh), as a שטיח is something that covers a particular שטח. Similarly, to prostrate oneself or to sprawl out – for example, over the grave of a righteous person, as many are wont to do – is לְהִשְׁתַּטֵּח (le-heesh-tah-TEH-ahkh)….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דגלנות-1.mp3″ /]דַּגְלָנוּת יוֹם הָעַצְמָאוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דגלנות-2.mp3″ /] – Israel Independence Day, as well as some national and nationalistic events, are marked with people marching with flags, creating often beautiful formations. Drawing upon the Hebrew word for flag – דֶּגֶל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דגלנות-3.mp3″ /], the word for such flag formations is דַּגְלָנוּת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/דגלנות-1.mp3″ /], while the flag bearer…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/טוהר-המידות-1.m4a” /]טֹהַר הַמִּדּוֹת One term for integrity in Hebrew is יושר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/טוהר-המידות-2.m4a” /], the quality of behaving in a way that is consistent with social rules and expectations – straightness. Another term is טוהר המידות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/טוהר-המידות-1.m4a” /] – literally, purity of character traits. This is integrity in the more literal sense – that the person’s traits are integrated successfully into their character. While יושר is used…
Ulpan La-Inyan Midsummer Courses… …start next Sunday, July 25. The course lasts for six weeks; class meets 4-5 times a week for an hour or an hour and a quarter, depending on the level. We’ve got all the levels (1-5) offered in Jerusalem, and Levels 1, 3 and 5 offered in Tel Aviv…