Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/המסך-הגדול-#.m4a” /]הַמָּסָךְ הַגָּדוֹל The Hebrew word for screen is also as old as the Bible. While back then it didn’t refer to the flat object you’re looking at right now, today מסך[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/המסך-הגדול-#.m4a” /] appears on smart phones, tablets, TV’s… and the big screen at the movie theater – המסך הגדול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/המסך-הגדול-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ציפית-#.m4a” /]צִיפִּית לצפות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ציפית-#.m4a” /], a פיעל verb, means to cover or to coat (also to anticipate). So it follows that a covering for a blanket or duvet might be ציפה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ציפית-#.m4a” /], while a smaller covering – say, for a pillow – might be ציפית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ציפית-#.m4a” /]. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ציפית-#.m4a” /]הציפיות בכביסה, לא לשבת על…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/פנים-אל-פנים-#.m4a” /]פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים, בְּאַרְבַּע עֵינַיִים פנים אל פנים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/פנים-אל-פנים-#.m4a” /] means literally face to face. The expression is as old as the Bible: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/פנים-אל-פנים-#.m4a” /]וְדִבֶּר ה’ אֶל מֹשֶׁה פָּנִים אֶל פָּנִים כַּאֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּר אִישׁ אֶל רֵעֵהוּ… (שמות ל”ג, י”א) And the Lord spoke to Moses face-to-face as a man speaks to his friend… (Exodus…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/הטבות-מס-#.m4a” /]הֲטָבוֹת מַס We might call these tax deductions or tax incentives, but in the end they are benefits, so Hebrew’s term for them is הטבות מס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/הטבות-מס-#.m4a” /].  For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/הטבות-מס-#.m4a” /]רואה חשבון מחפש הטבות מס עבור הלקוחות שלו. An accountant looks for tax benefits for their (his) clients. מס[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/הטבות-מס-#.m4a” /] means tax. הטבה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/הטבות-מס-#.m4a”…

חֹמֶר לְשִׁנּוּן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-1.mp3″ /] Review Material You spent time on your Hebrew this week. Use these review materials to make it yours to keep.      To take full advantage of the review material, click on “Choose a study mode” in the bottom right corner of the box above. [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/review-2.mp3″ /]שבת שלום, וסוף…