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[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-1.m4a” /]הִתְכַּוַּנְתִּי If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you may know the word כוונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-2.m4a” /] – intent. The word is derived from the root כ.ו.נ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-3.m4a” /] – which is quite ubiquitous, appearing in words as diverse as כן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-4.m4a” /] – yes, נכון[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-5.m4a” /] – correct, and להתכונן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/התכוונתי-6.m4a” /] – to get ready. Another application of…
קַלְפִּי Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for ballot box – that box with a slot for the votes taking place today in Israel – is קַלְפִּי . The word, borrowed from the Greek κάλπη (kalpi), first appears in Mishnaic Hebrew. What about the word for the ballot itself?…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה The English expression a living soul is a literal translation of the Hebrew – נפש חיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /]בשעה כזאת של הלילה אין נפש חיה ברחוב. At this time of night there isn’t a living soul in the street. Broken down: נפש[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a” /] – soul חיה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/נפש-חיה-#.m4a”…
having trouble seeing the print? עִקְבִי Perhaps you know the Hebrew word for heel, as in the back of your foot: עֵקֶב (EH-kev). It’s the root of the name Jacob – יַעֲקֹב (yah-ah-KOHV), who, according to the Biblical story, was born holding onto the עקב of his twin brother, Esau – עֵשָׂו (eh-SAHV). To…
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…
