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having trouble seeing the print? מָאתַיִם 200-shekel discount by Sunday: See end of this entry. this week’s video dose of Hebrew! In Western languages such as English, Spanish, German, etc, we add a number from 1-10 before a multiple of 100. For example: one hundred, two hundred, three hundred, etc. the Dust Bowl of the…
having trouble seeing the print? לְחַמֵּם, לְהִתְחַמֵּם Register for January courses by Sunday! In the late fall/winter, the days are short, and the weather is often cold. Here’s how to say in Hebrew, to warm up oneself: לְהִתְחַמֵּם. For example: בְּיָמִים קָרִים כָּאֵלֶּה הִיא אוֹהֶבֶת לְהִתְחַמֵּם בְּבֵית קָפֶה. In cold days like these, she likes to warm up…
having trouble seeing the print? לָאו דַּוְקָא, לֹא בְּהֶכְרֵחַ LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (winter deadline this Sunday!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) A useful expression in English is not necessarily. In Hebrew, we say either לָאו דַּוְקָאor לֹא בְּהֶכְרֵחַ. For example: עִיר בְּשֵׁם יְרוּשָׁלַיִם לָאו דַּוְקָא נִמְצֵאת בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל. A city by the name…
having trouble seeing the print? דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה, רֶגַע שֶׁל דּוּמִיָּה One appropriate emotional response to tragedy such as that which took place the other day in Connecticut, is to be silent. On a communal level, sometimes a moment of silence is observed. Hebrew has two terms for this: דַּקָּה דּוּמִיָּה literally, a minute silent רֶגַע שֶׁל…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהוֹצִיא לָאוֹר, לְפַרְסֵם Check out the new ulpan.com! Two themes of חֲנֻכָּהare light and the making public of miracles, so this entry is particularly appropriate for this last day of the beloved festival. In English, one can publish a book, a blog entry, an article, etc. In Hebrew, we distinguish between two types of…
having trouble seeing the print? לֹא עוֹלֶה בְּקָנֶה אֶחָד LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) this week’s video dose of Hebrew! In the Torah portion to be read this Shabbat by Jews around the world, Pharaoh dreams about wheat, cattle and the future of Ancient Egypt:…
having trouble seeing the print? חַד-מַשְׁמָעִי LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) Due to its importance in politics and in day-to-day life, there are many ways in both English and Hebrew of expressing the idea of making something absolutely clear. Perhaps the most common such expression in…
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְגַּבֵּר LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) The Hebrew root ג.ב.ר (g.b.r) means bravery, heroism, strength, manhood. In the reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb form, this root yields the word לְהִתְגַּבֵּר . In Biblical and Mishnaic Hebrew, להתגבר means to overwhelm or to overflow, as in: רַבִּי…
having trouble seeing the print? הָרוֹב LOCAL Hebrew courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!) DISTANCE Hebrew courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) An important part of what חֲנֻכָּה – Hannukah – represents is the victory of the few over the many. http://goo.gl/nRdJB The common spoken-Hebrew word for many is הַרְבֵּה, but in a more literary sense or when…
having trouble seeing the print? לִזְהוֹר Check out our world-class conversational Hebrew program: LOCAL courses in Israel (deadlines coming up soon!) DISTANCE courses online (winter deadline – December 20!) A common Hebrew name for both males and females (as well as the name of the most well-known work of Kabbalah) is זֹהַר, meaning glow….
having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְעַלֵּף Learn to speak Hebrew with us: LOCAL courses in Israel DISTANCE courses online this week’s video dose of Hebrew! The Modern-Hebrew word for to faint is לְהִתְעַלֵּף , a reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb of the root ע.ל.פ (a.l.p). For example: הִיא הִתְעַלְּפָה בְּאֶמְצַע הָרְחוֹב. She fainted in the middle of the street. …