how to say “heaven” in Hebrew
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גן-עדן-#.m4a” /]גַּן עֵדֶן While שמים[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גן-עדן-#.m4a” /] also refers to the heavens (not just to the sky, which the word means literally), the term of choice for heavenin Modern Hebrew goes back to the Book of Genesis: גן עדן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גן-עדן-#.m4a” /] – the Garden of Eden. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/גן-עדן-#.m4a” /]יש פה ריח של גן…