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having trouble seeing the print? פְּנִימִי, חִיצוֹנִי listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Deadline This Sunday – Register Now! In yesterday’s dose, we saw the Hebrew expressions for introvert and extrovert. Something internal in Hebrew is פְּנִימִי listen and repeat, coming from the root פ.נ.מ (p.n.m) meaning…
having trouble seeing the print? אָדָם מֻפְנָם, אָדָם מֻחְצָן listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Deadline This Sunday – Register Now! Some of us are naturally quiet, while others can be heard from a kilometer away. Introverts tend to keep their feelings and experiences inside, while Extroverts tend…
having trouble seeing the print? נֶדֶר listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This coming Friday night, Jews around the world will be attending a service called כָּל נִדְרֵי listen and repeat – Kol Nidre, or literally, all the vows. A נדר listen and repeat is the…
having trouble seeing the print? עִם מַבָּט קָדִימָה listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! While the close of a year is a time to look back, the start of a new one is a time to look ahead. The Hebrew expression for looking ahead is לִהְיוֹת…
having trouble seeing the print? חֲרָטָה, לְהִתְחָרֵט listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! As the new Jewish year approaches, many of us are looking back at this past year with a potpourri of thoughts emotion. If you’re like me, there’s stuff you’re proud of, as…
having trouble seeing the print? קוֹלוֹמְבּוּס גִּלָּה אֶת אָמֶרִיקָה Conversational Hebrew ClassesThis Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! this week’s video dose of Hebrew! by Ami Steinberger, Founder and Director, Ulpan La-Inyan Enjoying Your Daily Dose of Hebrew? Consider making a donation!
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹרְדִים listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! This Ancient- and Modern-Hebrew word first appears in the Biblical story of אַבְרָם listen and repeat – Abram (before he was renamed אַבְרָהָם listen and repeat–Abraham) fighting the four kings: שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה עָבְדוּ אֶת…
having trouble seeing the print? מַסֵּכַת גָּז listen and repeat Conversational Hebrew Classes This Fall, in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Register Now! The Hebrew word for mask is מַסֵּכָה listen and repeat. This video explains the word thoroughly. A gas mask is, in Hebrew מַסֵּכַת גָּז listen and repeat, or literally, a mask of gas. …
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן, לְהָגֵן עַל עַצְמוֹ listen There are two ways to say to protect oneself in Hebrew, both deriving from the root ג.נ.נ (g.n.n), but each to be used in a slightly different way. 1. לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן listen and repeat has a defensive, almost passive tone to it. It’s the reflexive-intensive form of…
having trouble seeing the print? תָּכְנִית שֻׁתָּפִים listen and repeat There isn’t a proper Hebrew term for affiliate, which is someone connected to a particular person or group. So when Israeli businesspeople gave an authentic Hebrew name to what is otherwise called תַּכְנִית אָפִילִיֵּיט listen and repeat (literally affiliate program), they used what means literally, partners program –…