Blog – Your Daily Dose of Hebrew

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/אמונה-טפלה-#.m4a” /]אֱמוּנָה טְפֵלָה The Hebrew expression for superstition is אמונה טפלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/אמונה-טפלה-#.m4a” /] – literally, tasteless belief (or belief in the tasteless). For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/אמונה-טפלה-#.m4a” /]כל אחד והאמונות הטפלות שלו. To each his own superstition. אמונה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/אמונה-טפלה-#.m4a” /] means belief or faith, while טפלה[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/אמונה-טפלה-#.m4a” /] is the feminine form of טפל[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/אמונה-טפלה-#.m4a” /] – tasteless, unsalted – also…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/גווע-ברעב-#.m4a” /]אֲנִי גּוֹוֵעַ בְּרָעָב To starve, in Hebrew, is לגווע ברעב[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/גווע-ברעב-#.m4a” /] – literally, to die in hunger. In the West this is hardly meant literally – most people complain that they’re starving when they’ve eaten more than a few hours ago, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/גווע-ברעב-#.m4a” /]מתי אוכלים? אנחנו גוועים ברעב! When do…

[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/פרת-משה-רבנו-#.m4a” /]פָּרַת מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּנוּ, מוֹשִׁית That pretty little red bug with black dots is called, in colloquial Hebrew, פרת משה רבנו[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/פרת-משה-רבנו-#.m4a” /] – literally, the cow of Moses our Rabbi. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/פרת-משה-רבנו-#.m4a” /]לא כל יום רואים פרת משה רבנו אצלנו בגינה! Not every day do we see a ladybug in our…

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/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /]לָקוֹחַ The Hebrew word for customer or client is לקוח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /], which comes from the root ל.ק.ח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /] meaning taking (a customer is a taker).  לקוח is one of those words that are grammatically masculine but appear feminine in the plural, as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/לקוח-#.m4a” /]יש להם הרבה לקוחות! They have lots of customers! A…