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שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ listen and repeat Can’t read Hebrew yet? If you’re like me and you sometimes forget your username or password on one of the dozens of websites you’ve joined, raise your hand. The Hebrew term for username is a direct translation of the English – שֵׁם מִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ listen and repeat – where שם listen and…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat 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
Can’t read Hebrew yet? מַקְהֵלָה listen and repeat Music sung solo can be fantastic. Still, there’s something special about many voices converging in unison, in melody and harmony. The Hebrew word for choir is מַקְהֵלָה listen and repeat. Its root is ק.ה.ל (k.h.l), the ancient Hebrew root meaning public and community. It’s…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? בַּעֲלֵי חַיִּים listen and repeat In Yiddish, a person unwilling to be controlled is א וידלע חייע listen and repeat (literally, a wild animal), where חייע listen and repeat is a Yiddishized form of the Hebrew word חַיָּה listen and repeat – animal. Spelling seems to vary. I’m no expert on Yiddish. …
Can’t read Hebrew yet? קְרִיאַת חוֹבָה listen and repeat I just finished reading ‘Tis, the second of Frank McCourt’s three memoirs. I read his first book Angela’s Ashes this past summer, and I’ve just started Teacher Man. These books comprise the story of a perennial student of life. Spiced with pain, humor and understanding, this is his great legacy….
Can’t read Hebrew yet? דִּבּוּרִית listen and repeat אָזְנִיּוֹת listen and repeat are headphones, but wearing אזניות with wires while driving in Israel will earn you a big fat ticket. Here, drivers may talk on the phone only if they’ve got a hands-free (and cordless) device, attached to the car itself. …
Can’t read Hebrew yet? אָזְנִיּוֹת listen and repeat When I walk around Jerusalem learning Arabic with my language lessons, I make sure people see that I’m wearing headphones (or a Bluetooth), so that they don’t think I’m crazy talking to myself. The Hebrew word for headphones or earphones is אָזְנִיּוֹת listen and repeat,…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן Review Material listen and repeat 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
Can’t read Hebrew yet? שַׁעֲוָה listen and repeat The Israelites in the desert would still have gotten in trouble, but they would also have saved themselves a lot of money had they used wax instead of gold when they made the calf. They could have painted it gold. The Modern Hebrew word…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? נָמֵס, מִתְמוֹסֵס listen and repeat You may recall the Wicked Witch of the West from the Wizard of Oz crying out, I’m melting! I’m melting! In Hebrew, that’s: אֲנִי נְמֵסָה! אֲנִי נְמֵסָה! listen and repeat The root of נמסה listen and repeat is מ.ס.ס (m.s.s),…
Can’t read Hebrew yet? לַעֲקוֹף listen and repeat In my native California, the left lane of the freeway is the fast lane, and that’s what I once assumed was true in Israel as well. But when I started having people drive up right behind me and flashing their high beams, I inquired…