{"id":2331,"date":"2018-09-17T07:00:32","date_gmt":"2018-09-17T11:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2331"},"modified":"2018-08-31T03:27:28","modified_gmt":"2018-08-31T07:27:28","slug":"honey-bees-and-hives-in-hebrew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/honey-bees-and-hives-in-hebrew\/","title":{"rendered":"Honey, Bees and Hives in Hebrew"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Honey (\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong>) is an essential ingredient in the Jewish New Year dinner, as we\u2019ve learned in the last post.<\/p>\n

Various flavors of \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> (pronounced de-vash) filled the supermarket shelves before the holiday; a small jar of \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> is common among other treats given as gift; and during new year dinner, for a sweet new year we dip apple in \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Honey = \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

The honey = \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong><\/p>\n

This honey = \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> is a masculine noun, and therefore its demonstrative pronoun, describing adjectives, and related verbs will be masculine as well. For example:<\/p>\n

\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d8\u05b8\u05e2\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This honey is delicious.<\/p>\n

\u05db\u05bc\u05b0\u05db\u05b8\u05dc \u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9 \u05d9\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05db\u05bc\u05b5\u05d4\u05b6\u05d4, \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05da\u05b0 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d8\u05b7\u05bc\u05e2\u05b7\u05dd \u05d9\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea\u05b5\u05e8 \u05d7\u05b8\u05d6\u05b8\u05e7.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The darker the honey, the stronger the taste.<\/p>\n

40 \u05d0\u05b8\u05d7\u05d5\u05bc\u05d6 \u05de\u05b0\u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9 \u05d1\u05b0\u05bc\u05d9\u05b4\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc \u05e0\u05c5\u05de\u05b0\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b9\u05d0\u05e9\u05c1 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c1\u05b8\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4.<\/strong><\/p>\n

40 percent of the honey in Israel is sold on Rosh Hashanah.<\/p>\n

But when \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> is part of a construct state, it isn\u2019t neccessarily refered to as masculine. Because a construct state is two nouns combined together to create a third noun, the gender is determined by the first noun in the construct state. For example, the construct states \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b7\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> (honey cake), \u05e6\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05e0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> (honey jar), \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> (honey cookie), and \u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05ea \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong> (honeycomb) are all feminine, because \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b8\u05d4, \u05e6\u05b4\u05e0\u05b0\u05e6\u05b6\u05e0\u05b6\u05ea, \u05e2\u05d5\u05bc\u05d2\u05b4\u05d9\u05bc\u05b8\u05d9\u05d4 \u05d5\u05b0\u05d7\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong> are all feminine nouns.<\/p>\n

\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> is the product of a very industrious insect \u2013 the bee. \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong> (means \u201cbee\u201d, pronounced de-vo-ra) and is a feminine noun (as indicated by its ending with the letter \u05d4). Its plural form, though, recieved the common masculine ending and ends with \u05d9\u05c5\u05dd \u2013 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong>. Both its single and plural form appear in the bible, and so is the use of this noun as a name. \u05d3\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d4\u05b7\u05e0\u05b0\u05bc\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d0\u05b8\u05d4 (Deborah the prophet) was the only female judge mentioned in the Bible. \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong> is a common Hebrew name till our days. \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05ba\u05df<\/a> and \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05de\u05b6\u05e8<\/a> were great writers; \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 \u05e7\u05b5\u05d9\u05d3\u05b8\u05e8<\/a> is a 94 year old actress who still plays on the Israeli theater stage every week. Recently, though, the name \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4 lost its popularity in Israel, and fewer parents name their newborn daughter \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Bee = \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bee = \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bees = \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong><\/p>\n

The bees = \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photo by Ayana<\/p><\/div>\n

\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> live in large groups in tumultuous hives. One hive (\u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea<\/strong>) can contain up to 50,000 \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong>. The queen lays the eggs and rules the \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea<\/strong>. The workers produce the \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong>. The \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9<\/strong> production begins outside the \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea<\/strong>. \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b8\u05d4<\/strong> collects the nectar \u2013 a sugary liquid \u2013 from the flower with its long tongue and stored it in its extra stomach. She retunes to the \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea<\/strong> to deposit the \u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong> into the honeycomb. To produce a thick honey out of the viscous nectar, \u05d4\u05b7\u05d3\u05bc\u05b0\u05d1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> fan the honeycomb with their wings to evaporate the water, and then seal the comb, storing the honey for the cold winter.<\/p>\n

Hive = \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05d5\u05bc\u05b6\u05e8\u05b6\u05ea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hives = \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05d5\u05b8\u05d5\u05e8\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea<\/strong><\/p>\n

Nectar = \u05e6\u05d5\u05bc\u05e3<\/strong><\/p>\n

Flowers = \u05e4\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05d7\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong><\/p>\n

This short video (with Hebrew subtitles) consists almost all of the vocabulary we\u2019ve learned today:<\/p>\n