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having trouble seeing the print? תּוֹצָאָה check out music.ulpan.com A result is something that comes out of an action. For example, a colorful wall comes out of or results from the act of painting. Modern Hebrew thus employs the root י.צ.א (y.ts.a) meaning exiting to produce the word for result: תּוֹצָאָה . For example: קִיר צִבְעוֹנִי הוּא תּוֹצָאָה שֶׁל צְבִיעָה. A colorful…
having trouble seeing the print? שֵׁם, מוֹנִיטִין Vocabulary builder for the 2013 Israel elections this week’s video! Since the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world is שְׁמוֹת – names of, I thought it appropriate to introduce another important word related the common word, name – שֵׁם. A reputation in English can also be called…
having trouble seeing the print? חָבֵר, חֲבֵרָה Our glossary for the 2013 Israel elections English distinguishes clearly between “just friends” and friends of a romantic nature. Hebrew, however, doesn’t have a special word for boyfriend/girlfriend, making interactions sometimes confusing or embarrassing, especially for those who don’t know the nuances. Here’s what you need to know. The…
having trouble seeing the print? דּוֹמֶה check out music.ulpan.com To express that someone looks like someone else, or that something looks like something else, use the word meaning resembles: דּוֹמֶה (one male/masculine object) דּוֹמָה (one female/feminine object) דּוֹמִים (more than one male/masculine object) דּוֹמוֹת (more than one female/feminine object) הַתְּאוֹמִים מְאֹד דּוֹמִים. The twins looks a lot alike. The similarity that דומה expresses is not limited to the visual…
having trouble seeing the print? לֶאֱהוֹב, לְחַבֵּב, לִמְצוֹא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי… learn Hebrew through Israeli music In English, there’s to like something (or someone), and then there’s to love something (or someone). Hebrew uses the word לֶאֱהוֹב (an active-simple פָּעַל verb) for both like and love, so that you’ll find people saying: הִיא אוֹהֶבֶת בְּרוֹקוֹלִי. She likes broccoli. just as easily…
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having trouble seeing the print? כַּלְכָּלָה check out the new ulpan.com this week’s video! The Modern-Hebrew word for economy and the study of economics is כַּלְכָּלָה. An associated (active-intensive פִּעֵל) verb is לְכַלְכֵּל – to provide for, appearing in the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world, as Joseph tells his brothers: וְעַתָּה,…
having trouble seeing the print? מְמֻצָּע check out the new ulpan.com The Hebrew word for (the) middle is אֶמְצַע. For example: הִיא עוֹמֶדֶת בְּאֶמְצַע הַחֶדֶר. She is standing in the middle of the room. The root of אמצע is מ.צ.ע, which appears as an active-intensive פִּעֵל verb – לְמַצֵּעַ in the Mishnah: כְּשֶׁהוּא מְנַחֵם אֶת אֲחֵרִים – דֶּרֶךְ…
having trouble seeing the print? שִׁקּוּל check out ulpan.com Yesterday we saw the word for calculation – חִשּׁוּב. Another English word with a similar meaning is consideration in the sense of to take into consideration or to take into account. We might also call this a factor – something worth giving weight to. Israel’s currency, the shekel, comes…
having trouble seeing the print? חִשּׁוּב check out ulpan.com The Hebrew root, ח.שׁ.ב (kh.sh.b) meaning thinking, produces many words, perhaps most notable among which are חָשׁוּב – important, לַחְשׁוֹב – to think – and מַחְשֵׁב – computer. Another word that’s useful in math class, in business settings and elsewhere is that for calculation – חִשּׁוּב. This word is the noun form of the…
having trouble seeing the print? מוֹעֵד אַחֲרוֹן, תַּאֲרִיךְ אַחֲרוֹן, תַּאֲרִיךְ יַעַד deadline today to save on a January course… You’re very likely to hear Israelis says דֶּדְלַיִן when referring to the cutoff point we call in English a deadline, but there are proper Hebrew terms as well, in widespread use: מוֹעֵד אַחֲרוֹן – final time תַּאֲרִיךְ אַחֲרוֹן…