This word is related to the word for a plan or a program we had the other day – תָּכְנִית (tohkh-NEET). The Hebrew word for recipe is מַתְכּוֹן (maht-KOHN). You can listen to and watch the video of a cute song about Israel’s national snack right here. And you can find all kinds of מתכונים (maht-koh-NEEM)…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /]רַקְדָן, רַקְדָנִית The Hebrew word for to dance is לרקוד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root ר.ק.ד[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /]. For example, Omer Adam sings: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /]היא רק רוצה לרקוד. She just wants to dance. And a dancer? That’s רקדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /] if he’s a guy, and רקדנית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/רקדן-#.m4a” /] if…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצדיק-1.m4a” /]לְהַצְדִּיק If you’ve ever been to a synagogue, you’re sure to know the word for charity – צדקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצדיק-2.m4a” /]. This word comes from the root צ.ד.ק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להצדיק-3.m4a” /] meaning justice: someone who gives charity is doing an act of justice. To justify – to cause justice, so to speak – is the…
having trouble seeing the print? חִלּוֹנִי, חִלּוֹנִית highly recommended reference for further vocabulary growth In yesterday’s dose of Hebrew, we saw the root for profane or not sacred is ח.ל.ל (kh.l.l). This is the root of the Modern-Hebrew term referring to someone or something secular or non-religious – חִלּוֹנִי ( ) in the masculine and חִלּוֹנִית ( ) in the feminine. For example: תֵּל…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סמטה-1.m4a” /]סִמְטָה If you’ve taken our Level 1 course, you know the word for street – רחוב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סמטה-2.m4a” /], which appears in Biblical Hebrew. A denomination of a street – an alley is סמטה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סמטה-1.m4a” /], a word first appearing in Mishnaic Hebrew. In the plural, it’s סמטאות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סמטה-3.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/סמטה-4.m4a” /]הסמטאות בעיר…
לְהַעֲלוֹת עַל הַכְּתָב Can’t read Hebrew yet? Some things, such as various pieces of this week’s Torah portion, are difficult to put in writing. The Hebrew expression for to put in writing is לְהַעֲלוֹת עַל הַכְּתָבliterally, to raise on the writing. For example: הוּא לֹא מוּכָן לְהַעֲלוֹת אֶת הַתְּנָאִים עַל הַכְּתָב. He’s…