[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבותx-#.m4a” /]לִשְׁבּוֹת As we saw in yesterday’s dose, the word לשבות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבותx-#.m4a” /] could mean either to capture or to go on strike/to refrain from work. In to capture, the root is ש.ב.ה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבותx-#.m4a” /], whereas in to go on strike/to refrain from work, it’s ש.ב.ת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/לשבותx-#.m4a” /]. When we use לשבות in the past tense, what we…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שבי-#.m4a” /]שֶׁבִי The Hebrew word for captivity – שבי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שבי-#.m4a” /] – looks like it could be related to to sit – לשבת[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שבי-#.m4a” /], especially considering the fact that !שבי[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שבי-#.m4a” /] means have a seat! when speaking to a female. But whereas the root of לשבת is י.ש.ב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שבי-#.m4a” /], that of שבי (captivity) is ש.ב.ה[audioclip…
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/2018/08/שער-#.m4a” /]שַׁעַר Given the importance of this item to civilization, the Hebrew word for gate or opening – שער[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/שער-#.m4a” /] – is one of the oldest, and may even be related to the German word Tor – gate or door (perhaps door is related as well). שער is also used to mean a book cover, as well as…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תחנה-מרכזית-#.m4a” /]תַּחֲנָה מֶרְכָּזִית This is a particularly useful expression, both for people who use public transportation in Israel and for those who don’t use it themselves but drop off and pick up friends and family who do. The expression is תחנה מרכזית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תחנה-מרכזית-#.m4a” /], where תחנה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תחנה-מרכזית-#.m4a” /] means station and מרכזית[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/תחנה-מרכזית-#.m4a” /] means central….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/yo-#.m4a” /]סַע! לֵךְ! קָדִימָה! In English, to give someone a green light to do something, you might say go! or go ahead! In Hebrew, you’re likely to hear people saying !סע[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/סע-#.m4a” /], which means literally travel! For example, the motto of one of Israeli’s shared car services (CityCar) is: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/סע-#.m4a” /]פשוט קח…