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מַחְשָׁבוֹת, הִרְהוּרִים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? תִּשְׁעָה בְּאָב listen and repeat – Tisha Be’Av or the ninth of (the Jewish month of) Av – is the public day of mourning for the calamities that have come upon the Jewish People. It’s a day of introspection, of thoughts. Now, there are thoughts and…
מִנְהָרָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The primary objective of Operation Protective Edge was the destruction of tunnels that Hamas had built to terrorize Israel. The Hebrew word for tunnel is מִנְהָרָה listen and repeat. It comes from the word נָהָר listen and repeat meaning river, so that a tunnel is a place dug through…
נְסִיגָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word withdrawal has multiple meanings in English, each with its own word in Hebrew. The one in the news these days refers to the military’s withdrawal from the place it’s invaded. That word is נְסִיגָה listen and repeat, of the active-simple verb לָסֶגֶת listen and repeat –…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
הַשְּׁפֵלָה listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The plain of Israel – the part that is lower than the mountains, higher than the sea, and is characterized primarily by soft rocks strewn about – is called הַשְּׁפֵלָה listen and repeat. The word comes from the root שׁ.פ.ל (sh.p.l) meaning low. שׁ.פ.ל is…
אַרְצוֹת הַבְּרִית listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Earlier this week we saw the Hebrew versions of a couple of “united” political bodies: הָאוּמוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת (הָאוּ”ם) the United Nations (the UN) listen and repeat and הַמַּמְלָכָה הַמְּאֻחֶדֶת the United Kingdom listen and repeat Both of these use…
הַמַּמְלָכָה הַמְּאֻחֶדֶת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The other day we saw that the United Nations, in Hebrew, is האומות המאחדות listen and repeat. or, usually abbreviated to האו”ם listen and repeat. Here’s another “united” political body, except this one’s in the singular: הממלכה המאחדת listen and repeat is the United Kingdom. But unlike…
מִסְפָּר חָסוּם, מִסְפָּר חָסוּי listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’re ready for some mini immersion, change your phone settings to Hebrew. It’s a great way of picking up some new vocabulary in the area of communications. Whereas on an English screen, you might get a call from a…
הָאוּ”ם listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The only organization whose name has been appearing in the news as often as Hamas recently is the United Nations. The Hebrew translation is הָאוּמוֹת הַמְּאֻחָדוֹת listen and repeat, or in short, like “the UN,” הָאוּ”ם listen and repeat. Broken down: האומות listen and…
חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Review, practice and test yourself on this week’s doses of Hebrew! Flashcards Game Test שַׁבָּת שָׁלוֹם, וְסוֹף שָׁבוּעַ נָעִים! Shabbat Shalom, and have a nice weekend! listen and repeat
מָנוֹס listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world includes: לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְלַגֵּר וְלַתּוֹשָׁב בְּתוֹכָם, תִּהְיֶינָה שֵׁשׁ הֶעָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, לְמִקְלָט לָנוּס שָׁמָּה, כָּל מַכֵּה נֶפֶשׁ בִּשְׁגָגָה. For the Children of Israel, and for the sojourner and the resident among…