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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
לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁמִינִיּוֹת בָּאֲוִיר listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? When someone makes a great extra effort to get something done, especially for someone else, we might say that they’re jumping through hoops or going the extra mile. In Hebrew, we call this making figure eights in the air: לַעֲשׂוֹת שְׁמִינִיּוֹת בָּאֲוִיר listen and…
תֵּרוּצִים listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for excuse is תֵּרוּץ listen and repeat. It comes from Babylonian Aramaic of the Talmud, where it refers to the solution to a problem. For example: הַיֶּלֶד אַלּוּף בְּהַמְצָאַת תֵּרוּצִים. The boy is an expert (a champion) in inventing excuses. listen …
לָתֵת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? We’re conducting a survey to help us understand the needs of Hebrew learners like yourself.If you’d take a few minutes to fill out this survey, we’d really appreciate it! Jewish law ordains that Jews give charity on a regular basis. But Purim is the only holiday…
רַעֲשָׁן listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? We’re conducting a survey to help us understand the needs of Hebrew learners like yourself.If you’d take a few minutes to fill out this survey, we’d really appreciate it! Last night and today, Jews around the world are celebrating the salvation and thriving of the…
Correction: Wednesday’s dose of Hebrew about translation had incorrect links. You can now listen to the corrected audio here. Thank you to those who brought it to my attention. 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 …
דָּת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? We’re conducting a survey to help us understand the needs of Hebrew learners like yourself.If you’d take a few minutes to fill out this survey, we’d really appreciate it! You might think that the Hebrew word for religion would be among the most common in the…
תִּרְגּוּם, תַּרְגּוּם listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Hebrew is a Semitic language, which means it’s based on a three-letter root system of verbs. Some linguistic history Some words, however, have a four-letter root. There’s usually a logical explanation for such anomalies, such as the root of the word…
לְהִתְכַּרְבֵּל listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? In Israel, the winter has returned. It’s raining this week, and it’s time to snuggle under the covers. The Hebrew word for that is לְהִתְכַּרְבֵּל listen and repeat, a reflexive-intensive verb of a four-letter root. It appears in Biblical Hebrew (origin uncertain), where its root…
שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? The Hebrew word for chain (Biblical as well as Modern) is שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת listen and repeat. Say it out loud a few times. As a chain is a string of connected loops (לוּלָאוֹת listen and repeat), the word שרשרת itself conveys a sense of pieces being connected to one another – with…
אַתָּה חָמוּשׁ? listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? Suppose you’re a man entering a shopping mall in Tel Aviv. The security guard is likely to pose a question: אַתָּה חָמוּשׁ? listen and repeat He’s asking whether you’re carrying a weapon. חמוש listen and repeat is one of the terms for armed. …