Weekly YDDH Review

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעץ-1.m4a” /]מֵעֵץ The Hebrew word for tree is the same as that for wood – עץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעץ-2.m4a” /]. Something wooden is מעץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעץ-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעץ-3.m4a” /]פינוקיו הוא ילד מעץ. Pinocchio is a wooden boy. Though מעץ could also mean made of wood, the more common expression is the literal translation: עשוי מעץ[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/מעץ-4.m4a” /]. For…

[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…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /]לְהַשְׁלוֹת The הפעיל verb להשלות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /] – to delude or to raise false hopes – is probably related to the word שלווה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /] – peace or tranquility: someone who has false hopes lives in a state of peace, not aware of danger outside of their presumed reality. Here’s להשלות in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/להשלות-#.m4a” /]אנחנו…