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having trouble seeing the print? לַחְפּוֹר listen and repeat highly recommended for further vocabulary growth The Ancient- as well as Modern-Hebrew word for to dig is לַחְפּוֹר ( listen and repeat), of the root ח.פ.ר (kh.p.r) and the active-simple פָּעַל verb form. For example: יִצְחָק חָפַר בְּאֵרוֹת בַּנֶּגֶב. Isaac dug wells in the Negev (southern desert portion of Israel)….
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having trouble seeing the print? אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חָכָם, אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חֲכָמָה listen “When will the videos be ready?” “I’ll know better once I manage to find all the right images.” In Hebrew, instead of saying I’ll know better, we say, אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חָכָם when a male is speaking and אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חֲכָמָה when a female is speaking. Broken…
having trouble seeing the print? בַּת יָם, בְּתוּלַת יָם listen highly recommended for further vocabulary growth There’s a city just south of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, nicely situated on the coast, called Bat Yam – in Hebrew, בַּת יָם ( listen and repeat). The name means literally, daughter of (the) sea. When those sitting in the local council gave…
תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת listen The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( listen and repeat), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת (listen and repeat). When speaking of multiple babies, it’s תִּינוֹקוֹת ( listen and repeat), regardless of gender. These words derive from the root י.נ.ק (y.n.k), which means nursing. They first appear in Mishnaic Hebrew. For example, I wish to…
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having trouble seeing the print? כְּדַאי, כְּדָאִי, מִשְׁתַּלֵּם listen highly recommended for further vocabulary growth Hebrew has a few ways of saying worthwhile, depending on what you mean. To use worthwhile in a general sense, as one would say in English, it’s worth it, the word is כְּדַאי (listen and repeat). It’s not an adjective, but a modal verb, much like אֶפְשָׁר (listen and…
having trouble seeing the print? נָשִׂיא listen and repeat Right now the fifth Israeli Presidential Conference is taking place in Jerusalem. נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, מָר שִׁמְעוֹן פֶּרֶס President of the State of Israel, Mr. Shimon Peres listen The word for president is נָשִׂיא (listen and repeat). In the original Biblical Hebrew, נשיא referred to a person of stature…
having trouble seeing the print? מִשְׁחַת שִׁנַּיִם listen and repeat highly recommended for further vocabulary growth Yesterday we met the Hebrew term for toothbrush – מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat) Today we’ll see an important accessory. The Hebrew term for toothpaste is מִשְׁחַת שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat). The word משחת is a construct form of the word for paste or cream –…
having trouble seeing the print? מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם listen and repeat A tooth is a שֵׁן (listen and repeat), while teeth are שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat) (a double form, even though many teeth are spoken of, not just two). A brush is a מִבְרֶשֶׁת (listen and repeat), though when the word was created in the 19th century, it may have been intended…
having trouble seeing the print? שַׁגְרִיר, שַׁגְרִירָה Due to technical difficulties, this video was not distributed on Friday. But it’s still good stuff – enjoy! watch video for full lesson! Learn to Speak Hebrew with Ulpan La-Inyan!