{"id":1784,"date":"2016-10-10T08:00:44","date_gmt":"2016-10-10T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=1784"},"modified":"2017-11-07T12:50:08","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T17:50:08","slug":"hebrew-colors-part-1-introduction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-colors-part-1-introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Colors Part 1: Introduction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Colors aren’t just adjectives. They are state of mind. Red is not only the color of the blood, it’s passion. Blue is not only the color of the sky, it’s clarity. Green it’s not only the color of the grass, it’s prosperity. No wonder colors are among the first words every language learner memorizes<\/p>\n

And here are the colors in Hebrew:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
English<\/td>\nHebrew<\/td>\nTransliteration<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
White<\/td>\n\u05dc\u05b8\u05d1\u05b8\u05df<\/td>\nLa-van<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pink<\/td>\n\u05d5\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05d5\u05d3<\/td>\nVa-rod<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Red<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd<\/td>\nA-dom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brown<\/td>\n\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd<\/td>\nHom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange<\/td>\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05ea\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd<\/td>\nKa-tom<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Yellow<\/td>\n\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05d1<\/td>\nTza-hov<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light green<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8<\/td>\nYa-rok ba-hir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Green<\/td>\n\u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7<\/td>\nYa-rok<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Light blue<\/td>\n\u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05ea<\/td>\nTe-che-let<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blue<\/td>\n\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc<\/td>\nKa-chol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Purple<\/td>\n\u05e1\u05b8\u05d2\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc<\/td>\nSa-gol<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grey<\/td>\n\u05d0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8<\/td>\nA-for<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Black<\/td>\n\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8<\/td>\nSha-chor<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Basic terms and rules<\/u><\/p>\n

Color = \u05e6\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2 (tze-va)<\/p>\n

Colors = \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd (tze-va-im)<\/p>\n

Light = \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 (ba-hir)<\/p>\n

In the chart above there is light green \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8. But one can add the adjective \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 to any color to describe a lighter shade. \u05e1\u05b8\u05d2\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc \u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8, for example, will be lighter than just \u05e1\u05b8\u05d2\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc.<\/p>\n

Dark = \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05d4 (ke-he)<\/p>\n

The same rule goes with the opposite adjective of\u00a0\u05d1\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05e8 –<\/p>\n

\u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05d4.<\/p>\n

\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05dc \u05db\u05b5\u05bc\u05d4\u05b6\u05d4 \u00a0will be darker than just \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc.<\/p>\n

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Sentences for practice<\/u><\/p>\n

\u05d0\u05b2\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea\u05c5\u05d9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05c5\u05d9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d8\u05b4\u05d9\u05e4\u05bc\u05d5\u05bc\u05e1\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea: \u05d4\u05c5\u05d9\u05d0 \u05d0\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d1\u05b6\u05ea \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e6\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b8\u05e2\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d5\u05bc\u05d5\u05b8\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3.<\/p>\n

A-ho-ti ha-tze-i-ra hi ba-chu-ra ti-pu-sit: hi o-he-vet et ha-tze-va-im a-dom ve-va-rod.<\/p>\n

My young sister is a typical girl: she likes the colors red and pink.<\/p>\n

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\u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d7 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1 \u05e9\u05c2\u05b5\u05e2\u05b8\u05e8 \u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8 \u05d5\u05b0\u05e2\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d9\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea.<\/p>\n

Le-ah she-li yesh se-ar sha-hor ve-ei-na-im ye-ru-kot.<\/p>\n

My brother has black hair and green eyes.<\/p>\n

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\u05dc\u05b4\u05db\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05d3 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b7\u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc\u05b6\u05d3\u05b6\u05ea \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e7\u05b8\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05ea\u05b4\u05d9 \u05dc\u05b8\u05d4\u05bc \u05e9\u05c2\u05b4\u05de\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05d1\u05b7\u05e2 \u05ea\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b5\u05dc\u05b6\u05ea.<\/p>\n

Lich-vod yom ha-hu-le-det she-la ka-ni-ti la sim-la a-ru-ka be-tze-va te-che-let.<\/p>\n

I bought a pale blue long dress for her birthday.<\/p>\n

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\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05bc\u05d7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8 \u05d3\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9\u05d4\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d4\u05d5\u05bc\u05d0 \u05d4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e4\u05b5\u05da\u05b0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05e4\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8.<\/p>\n

Ke-she-sha-chor do-e hu ho-fech le-a-for.<\/p>\n

When black fades it becomes grey.<\/p>\n

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\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b8\u05dd \u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05d5\u05b5\u05d5\u05e8 \u05e6\u05b0\u05d1\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05d5\u05bc\u05dc \u05dc\u05b9\u05d0 \u05dc\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05d7\u05b4\u05d9\u05df \u05d1\u05b5\u05bc\u05d9\u05df \u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d0\u05b8\u05d3\u05b9\u05d5\u05dd.<\/p>\n

A-dam i-ver tze-va-im a-lul lo le-hav-chin be-ein hom le-a-dom.<\/p>\n

Color blind people may not distinguish between red and brown.<\/p>\n

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\u05de\u05b4\u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05dc \u05d5\u05b0\u05e6\u05b8\u05d4\u05b9\u05d5\u05d1 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e6\u05b5\u05d0 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b9\u05d5\u05e7.<\/p>\n

Mi-ka-chol ve-tza-hov yo-tze ya-rok.<\/p>\n

Blue and yellow make green.<\/p>\n

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Colors aren’t just adjectives. They are state of mind. Red is not only the color of the blood, it’s passion. Blue is not only the color of the sky, it’s clarity. Green it’s not only the color of the grass, it’s prosperity. No wonder colors are among the first words every language learner memorizes And…<\/p>\n

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