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If you follow the Hebrew news, a key word you need to know currently is "kidnapping."

אָדָם מֻפְנָם, אָדָם מֻחְצָן  listen and repeat Some of us are naturally quiet, while others can be heard from a kilometer away. Introverts tend to...

עִם מַבָּט קָדִימָה  listen and repeat While the close of a year is a time to look back, the start of a new one is a...

קוֹלוֹמְבּוּס גִּלָּה אֶת אָמֶרִיקָה [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TROEayjUynY?rel=0] Visit Ktzat Ivrit .

פְּעִילוּת  listen and repeat Some of us like grammar, and some of us don't. The word verb excites some of us, while daunting others or making...

מוּטָב מְאֻחָר מֵאֲשֶׁר לְעוֹלָם לֹא  listen and repeat Yesterday my great-uncle had his בַּר מִצְוָה ( listen and repeat) - Bar Mitzvah. Yes, my great uncle. He's 82....

בְּיַחַד  listen and repeat Today is ט"וּ בְּאָב ( listen and repeat) - the 15th of the Jewish month of Av - which is the Jewish day of...

מִסְפָּר  listen and repeat [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPZ13K9HqT0?rel=0] Visit Ktzat Ivrit .

פְּשָׁרָה  listen and repeat An important tool for conflict resolution is compromise. The Hebrew word for a compromise is פְּשָׁרָה ( listen and repeat), while to compromise is the reflexive-intensive הִתְפַּעֵל verb,...

לְאַיֵּשׁ  listen and repeat If you read the title of this post and didn't quite understand what I'm getting it, you're probably not the only...

לַעֲבוֹר דִּירָה  listen and repeat In English, we talk about moving from one residence to another. The Hebrew word for residence is דִּירָה ( listen...

גּוֹרָל, יִעוּד [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VV369KgX1A8?rel=0]Visit Ktzat Ivrit .

חִלּוֹנִי, חִלּוֹנִית  listen and repeat In yesterday's dose of Hebrew, we saw the root for profane or not sacred is ח.ל.ל (kh.l.l). This is the root of the...

חוֹל  listen and repeat Last week, I wrote a post on the Hebrew term for mermaid and how that relates to the name of the Israeli coastal...

שָׁנוּן, שְׁנוּנָה  listen and repeat If you're familiar with Jewish prayer in its original Hebrew, you probably know the phrase וְשִׁנַּנְתָּם לְבָנֶיךָ ( listen and repeat) -...

לַחְפּוֹר  listen and repeat The Ancient- as well as Modern-Hebrew word for to dig is לַחְפּוֹר ( listen and repeat), of the root ח.פ.ר (kh.p.r) and the active-simple פָּעַל...

אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חָכָם, אֶהְיֶה יוֹתֵר חֲכָמָה  listen  "When will the videos be ready?" "I'll know better once I manage to find all the right images."In...

בַּת יָם, בְּתוּלַת יָם  listen There's a city just south of Tel Aviv-Jaffa, nicely situated...

תִּינוֹק, תִּינוֹקֶת  listen The Hebrew word for baby boy is תִּינוֹק ( listen and repeat), while the word for baby girl is תִּינוֹקֶת (listen and repeat).When speaking of...

מַחֲזֶה (written before Shabbat) [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq2F_oeUGQ0?rel=0]

נָשִׂיא listen and repeaRight now the fifth Israeli Presidential Conference is taking place in Jerusalem.   נְשִׂיא מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל,...

מִבְרֶשֶׁת שִׁנַּיִם listen and repeat A tooth is a שֵׁן (listen and repeat), while teeth are שִׁנַּיִם (listen and repeat) (a double form, even though many teeth...

שַׁגְרִיר, שַׁגְרִירָה [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzEa5FIFDsM?rel=0] Visit Ktzat Ivrit .

כָּל יוֹמַיִם, כָּל שֵׁנִי וַחֲמִישִׁי listen The literal meaning of every other day in English is every two days. Its Hebrew equivalent is כָּל יוֹמָיִם listen. But there's...

אִי-וַדָּאוּת Human beings have a need for clarity and organization - we seek certainty in order to relax and go about our day. While certainty, in...

 שׁוֹבֵר לְבָבוֹת, שׁוֹבֶרֶת לְבָבוֹת There are heartbreakers, and there's everybody else. Sometimes there's crossover. The Hebrew term for heartbreaker when referring to a male is...

 לֵהָנוֹת   Every season has its perks. But with the arrival of summer in the northern hemisphere, now's the time that people are really starting to...

לִכְעוֹס [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbEMl6uJb9Y?rel=0]

קְרֶם הֲגָנָה, קְרֶם שִׁזּוּף As it's warming up in the northern hemisphere, now's the time to get some sunscreen. The Hebrew term for sunscreen means literally,...

  מַה נִּשְׁמַע...?  In English, we've got many ways of asking someone how they are feeling, what they are doing, etc, such as how are you? how's...