Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

לְעַבֵּד Yesterday we saw the word לאחד – to unite, a פיעל verb. Another word of the same verb form is לעבד – to process. Its root is ע.ב.ד, which you may recognize from the simple verb לעבוד – to work. For example: המחשב עכשיו מעבד את הנתונים. The computer is now processing the data….

מְאוּחָד If you’ve had even the slightest exposure to Hebrew – in Israel or in a synagogue anywhere in the world – you’ve probably heard the word אחד – one. אחד also functions as a root for verbs, such as the התפעל verb להתאחד – to unite (together) and the פיעל verb לאחד – 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…

מִשְׁפַּחְתִּי While משפחה means family, משפחתי means family-oriented (a final ה turns into a ת when the word is expanded). For example: הוא בחור משפחתי. He’s a family-oriented guy. Likewise: היא בחורה משפחתית. She’s a family-oriented girl. משפחתי means literally family as an adjective, so that עסק משפחתי is a family (owned) business.

אֵלֶּה, אֵלּוּ The basic word for these is אלה, as in: אלה המשקפיים שאיבדתי! These are the glasses I lost! and את באמת רוצה לקנות את אלה? Do you (a female) really want to buy these? There’s also אלו, which people tend to use in order to sound smart. It’s used in exactly the same way as…