Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]לְהִקָּלַע There’s the basic Hebrew word for to fall – ליפול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /], a simple verb of the root נ.פ.ל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]. ליפול could refer to falling physically or otherwise, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/להיקלע-#.m4a” /]איך נפלתי בפח שלו שוב! How have I fallen into his trap again! There’s another word for to fall into a very…

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…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/החיפזוו-מהשטן-#.m4a” /]הַחִפָּזוֹן מֵהַשָּׂטָן Speaking of the devil, the Hebrew expression for haste makes waste invokes that angel of trouble: החיפזון מהשטן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/החיפזוו-מהשטן-#.m4a” /] – literally, haste is from the devil. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/החיפזוו-מהשטן-#.m4a” /]זה לא יצליח. החיפזון מהשטן. It won’t succeed. Haste is from the devil. This expression finds its roots in Arabic: العَجَلَةُ…