[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]מֵיתְרֵי הַקּוֹל The Hebrew word for sound as well as voice is קול[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]. Its plural is קולות[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]שמעתי קולות מוזרים אתמול בלילה. I heard strange sounds last night. A string that produces music is a מיתר[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /], as in: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/מיתרי-הקול-#.m4a” /]נקרע לי מיתר בגיטרה. A…
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/2021/05/פיקוד-העורף-#.m4a” /]פִּיקּוּד הָעוֹרֶף This is one of the terms we’re hearing on the news in Israel these days – פיקוד העורף[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/פיקוד-העורף-#.m4a” /], or in English, home-front command. It’s the military body of the IDF in charge of defending civilians. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/פיקוד-העורף-#.m4a” /]חשוב להקפיד על ההנחיות של פיקוד העורף. It’s important to follow…
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/משיח-#.m4a” /]מָשִׁיחַ The English word messiah is simply an anglicized version of the original Hebrew word: משיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/משיח-#.m4a” /]. And the Hebrew word refers to a person anointed with ceremonial oil – a priest, a monarch, and most notably, the Jewish king descended from King David destined to redeem his people: מלך המשיח[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/משיח-#.m4a” /]….
[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/תימן-#.m4a” /]תֵּימָן The English name of the southernmost state on the Arabian Peninsula follows the Arabic: Yemen. But the Hebrew name – תימן[audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/תימן-#.m4a” /] – departs a bit by adding a t sound. For example: [audioclip url=”https://archive.ulpan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/תימן-#.m4a” /]הם עלו לארץ מתימן בשנות החמישים. They immigrated to Israel from Yemen in the Fifties. Both…