how to say “to cause” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לִגְרוֹם       This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels is September 23 for most branches.         Corrections on yesterday’s entry: The Hebrew sentence…

how to say “victory” in Hebrew

  נִצָּחוֹן  The Biblical Hebrew root נ.צ.ח (n.ts.kh) means power and force, so that the common term in סֵפֶר תְּהִלִּים – the Book of Psalms (SEH-fehr teh-hee-LEEM), לַמְנַצֵּחַ (lahm-nah-TSEH-ahkh), means to/of the one who makes an impact – or one who signs in an exclamatory fashion. Likewise, נֶצַח (NEH-tsahkh) means eternal – that whose force lasts forever.   As…

how to say “parachute” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? מַצְנֵחַ     This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of this month!   The Biblical (and Modern) Hebrew word לִצְנוֹחַ (leets-NOH-ahkh)…

more ways of saying “peace of mind” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? יִשּׁוּב הַדַּעַת, שַׁלְוַת הַנֶּפֶשׁ     This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September.           Almost a…

how to say “to settle somewhere” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לְהִתְיַשֵּׁב, לְהִשְׁתַּקֵּעַ     This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September.           In the Biblical canon,…

how to say “neighbor” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? שָׁכֵן, שְׁכֵנָה     This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September.   As we saw yesterday, the word לָגוּר (lah-GOOR),…

what “living” and “lion cubs” have in common – in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? לָגוּר     This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September.   In Biblical Hebrew, the word לָגוּר (lah-GOOR) means to…

how to say “new year’s resolution” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? הַחְלָטָה לְשָׁנָה חֲדָשָׁה     This fall, we’re offering opportunities to learn to speak Hebrew, in many Anglo communities in Israel and online.    Check out our fall classes, keeping in mind that the deadlines to save 200 shekels fall towards the end of September.   Those of you who received yesterday’s marketing email know…

how to say “calculator” in Hebrew

  having trouble seeing the print? מַחְשְׁבוֹן     Feeling out of the loop with your kids going back to (Israeli) school? This video can help.   While you’re at it, check out our fall classes offered throughout Israel and online, as well as the deadlines by which you can save money.       זוֹכְרִים אֶת אֵלֶּה? remember…