Hebrew Clothing Vocabulary: How to Use the Hebrew Word for Hat Posted by Ayana on Jul 22, 2019
A hat is a clothing item that is practical and fashionable all year long. The Hebrew word for hat is a two-syllable word – כּוֹבַע. The first syllable is כּוֹ (pronounced as ‛ko’), and the second is בַע (pronounced as ‛va’). כּוֹבַע is a masculine noun (as indicated by its ending with consonant) and therefore…
Israel Second Election in 2019 Posted by Ayana on Jul 8, 2019
Three months after Israel legislative elections (בְּחִירוֹת), the country heads towards elections again. The elections held in April 2019 went as planned. The right wing parties (מִפְלָגוֺת הַיָּמִין) won a majority of votes, and it was pretty obvious that Benjamin Netanyahu, the leader (מַנְהִיג) of the biggest right wing party (מִפְלָגָה), will continue to lead…
How to Use the Hebrew Days of the Week in a Sentence Posted by Ayana on Jun 24, 2019
The days of the week in Hebrew don’t have special names, they simply follow a specific order: first day, second day, third day, and so on. The seventh day is the only exception that doesn’t bear numeral meaning in its name. The Jewish week begins with Sunday: יוֹם (yom) in Hebrew means day. For the…
5 Useful Hebrew Verbs for Summer Posted by Ayana on Jun 10, 2019
The hot weather and the long vacation make the Israeli summer a season full of activities: trips, parties, open-air concerts, water sports, etc. Here are five useful verbs for spending the summertime in Israel. To travel לְטַיֵּיל School summer vacation in Israel is long – two months in total: July and August. Many spend part…
Water Related Common Hebrew Names Posted by Ayana on May 20, 2019
Water related words have become popular names in Israel in recent decades. Here are the most common ones. גַּל (gal) is a masculine noun means wave. As a name it was specified for boys only for many years. Parents who wished to name their newborn daughter after this meaning used different declensions of the noun, such…
The 2019 Eurovision Song Contest in Israel Posted by Ayana on May 6, 2019
The Eurovision Song Contest (תַּחֲרוּת הַזֶּמֶר שֶׁל הָאֵירוֹוִיזְיוֹן) is an international song competition. Eurovision has been broadcast every year since its inauguration in 1956, making it the longest-running annual international television contest (תַּחֲרוּת). It is one of the most watched events, with audience (קָהָל) figures of between 100 million and 600 million internationally. Eligibility to participate (לְהִשְׁתַּתֵּף) in the contest…
Landmines in Israel Posted by Ayana on Apr 22, 2019
Many minefields (שְׂדוֺת מוֹקְשִׁים) scattered throughout Israel. More than one million mines (מוֹקְשִׁים), anti-personal and anti-tank, are concealed under the ground of Israel. They were laid over the years by the armies of Israel, Syria, Jordan and Egypt mostly along the borders of Israel, but also near military camps and training areas. The IDF maintained…