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תּוֹדָה מֵרֹאשׁ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? One of the first words typically learned in Hebrew is תּוֹדָה listen and repeat – thank you or thanks. Sometimes you might wish to thank someone in advance for a favor or a job you know they’ll do for you. The Hebrew expression is תּוֹדָה…
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
נוֹשֵׂא listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew root נ.שׂ.א (n.s.a) means lifting up. Thus a topic or a subject – something raised for discussion – is a נוֹשֵׂא listen and repeat. For example: אֲנִי צָרִיךְ לְדַבֵּר אִתָּךְ עַל נוֹשֵׂא חָשׁוּב. I need to speak with you (a female) about an important…
בְּטִפּוּל listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The American TV series In Treatment has an Israeli origin. What’s more, the name of the American show is a literal translation of the title of its Israeli prototype: בְּטִפּוּל listen and repeat. לְטַפֵּל listen and repeat, an active-intensive verb, means to treat or take care of….
עַל כַּוֶּנֶת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In English we might hear “they’re watching you – you’re on the radar.” Hebrew uses a different military metaphor – עַל הַכַּוֶּנֶת on the viewfinder – invoking the sniper’s rifle. For example: אִם אוֹפְּרָה תִּמְתַּח בִּקּוֹרֶת עַל מַאט דֵּיימוֹן, בֶּן אַפְלֶק יֵדַע שֶׁהוּא…
כִּוּוּן listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The word direction in English might refer to the physical direction of east and west, but it also speaks of direction in the figurative sense. So too in Hebrew, with the word כִּוּוּן listen and repeat. For example: הוּא שִׁנָּה כִּוּוּן בַּחַיִּים. He changed (his) direction in life. listen …
מִשְׂרָד listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Those who have made aliyah (immigration to Israel) and have had adventures in the bureaucratic jungle, certainly know the word for government ministry – מִשְׂרָד listen and repeat – as in: מִשְׂרַד הָרִשּׁוּי The Ministry of Licensing listen מִשְׂרַד הָעֲלִיָּה וְהַקְּלִיטָה The Ministry of Immigration and Absorption…
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
מִדְבָּר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? I love spending time in the desert, especially in Israel. There’s something about the quiet, the dryness and the wind that soothes my soul. The Hebrew word for desert is מִדְבָּר listen and repeat. Its root is ד.ב.ר (d.b.r), which has two meanings in Biblical…
מְאֻכְלָס listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Population in Hebrew is אֻכְלוּסִיָּה listen and repeat, derived from the Greek word for masses. Populated or inhabited is מְאֻכְלָס listen and repeat, as in: הָאִי הַהוּא אֵינוֹ מְאֻכְלָס. That island is not inhabited. listen and repeat A synonym for inhabited is מְיֻשָּׁב listen and repeat. מאוכלס…
אֵיכוּת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for quantity takes כַּמָּה listen and repeat – how much? – and adds the וּת- listen and repeat ending, rendering כַּמּוּת listen and repeat – the “how-much-ness” of something. Likewise, the word for quality takes ְאֵיך listen and repeat – how – adds the same ending, and yields אֵיכוּת listen and repeat – or…