Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/המערב-הפרוע-1.m4a” /]הַמַּעֲרָב הַפָּרוּעַ When the moving pictures of John Wayne arrived on the Israeli silver screen, people called the setting of his heroics by its Hebrew name – המערב הפרוע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/המערב-הפרוע-1.m4a” /] – the Wild West. The term in context: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/המערב-הפרוע-2.m4a” /]שם נרדף למערב הישן בארצות הברית הינו “המערב הפרוע”. A synonym for the Old West…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נהיה-בקשר-1.m4a” /]נִהְיֶה בְּקֶשֶׁר Having been living in Israel for close to a decade now, I’m finding that my English has taken on some Hebraic forms. When I lived in the States, I might close a conversation with “we’ll be in touch,” but now I occasionally find myself saying “we’ll be in contact.” That’s because the Hebrew expression is…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-1.m4a” /]לְהִתְקַבֵּל You may know the Hebrew word for to receive – לקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-2.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-3.m4a” /]קיבלתי את החבילה, תודה. I received the package, thanks. לקבל, an active-intensive verb, also means to accept. Likewise, להתקבל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-1.m4a” /], a reflexive-intensive verb, means to get accepted or to be accepted. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/להתקבל-4.m4a” /]אני מאוד מקווה שהיא תתקבל לעבודה….

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברוכים-הבאים-1.m4a" /]בְּרוּכִים הַבָּאִים! Those of you who are familiar with Jewish tradition will surely recognize the expression for welcome! - !ברוכים הבאים[audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברוכים-הבאים-1.m4a" /] For example: [audioclip url="https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ברוכים-הבאים-2.m4a" /]ברוכים הבאים לבית שלנו! Welcome to our home! This means literally, blessed are those who have come. You’d use it when addressing more than one person....

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נגמרו-1.m4a” /]נִגְמְרוּ, אָזְלוּ It’s late at night and you’ve got a craving for cookies. You go to the local 24-hour store to buy a box of your favorite kind, but you look on the shelf and your cookies are nowhere to be found. Looking you apologetically in the eye, the guy at the checkout…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-1.m4a” /]צַדִּיק If צדקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-2.m4a” /] is charity or an act of justice or righteousness, a צדיק (a male) or a צדיקה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-3.m4a” /] (a female) is a righteous person. Today, the straight-forward meaning of this word is used mainly by religious people. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/צדיק-4.m4a” /]האישה הזאת אופה כל שבוע עוגיות בשביל…

[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…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לאפות-1.m4a” /]לֶאֱפוֹת If you’ve around a Level 2 or Level 3 of Hebrew, you likely know the word for to cook – לבשל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לאפות-2.m4a” /]. But perhaps you didn’t know the word for to bake – לאפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לאפות-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/לאפות-3.m4a” /]אמא אופה כל שבוע עוגיות לכבוד שבת. Mom bakes cookies every…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material Can’t read Hebrew yet? You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep. Flashcards . Scatter . Gravity . Test   Blast from the Past Crossword Puzzle! [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend!

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-1.m4a” /]נִנּוֹחַ We’ve seen that נוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נוח-1.m4a” /] means comfortable, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-2.m4a” /]הכיסא הזה מאוד נוח. This chair is very comfortable. A person who is comfortable to be around – someone calm, relaxed and easygoing – is נינוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-1.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/נינוח-3.m4a” /]היא ילדה מאוד נינוחה – היא משפיעה לטובה על הילדים האחרים. She’s…