Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /]לְהַחֲלִיק When it snows occasionally in Jerusalem, there’s the danger of slipping – החלקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] (you may be familiar with ice skating – החלקה על קרח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] – literally slipping on ice). But even when the weather is hot, people can slip – להחליק[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/להחליק-#.m4a” /] – on the smooth Jerusalem stone….

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/תולעים-#.m4a” /]תּוֹלָעִים Although there is a city in Germany called Worms with a rich Jewish history, I do admit that this isn’t the prettiest word in Hebrew to know. But hey, you never know when you’ll find it useful. תולעים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/תולעים-#.m4a” /] are worms, while תולעת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/תולעים-#.m4a” /] is a single worm. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/תולעים-#.m4a”…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /]רַחֲמִים, חֶמְלָה If you’re familiar with Jewish prayer, you probably know the word רחמים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – mercy and לרחם[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – to have mercy. A similar word you may know is חמלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] – compassion, while לחמול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/חמלה-#.m4a” /] is to show compassion. While in religious contexts the original meaning of רחמים remains, today,…

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/2020/06/להפעיל-#.m4a” /]לְהַפְעִיל All week we’ve been seeing verbs of the הפעיל form. But does the word הפעיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להפעיל-#.m4a” /] itself mean anything? If so, what? הפעיל is a form of the verb להפעיל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להפעיל-#.m4a” /] – to activate or to operate – also to turn something (electric) on. Its root is פ.ע.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/להפעיל-#.m4a” /] meaning action. For…