{"id":2580,"date":"2019-12-09T08:00:18","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/?p=2580"},"modified":"2019-12-03T16:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T21:41:15","slug":"hebrew-vocabulary-and-grammar-for-the-winter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/hebrew-vocabulary-and-grammar-for-the-winter\/","title":{"rendered":"Hebrew Vocabulary and Grammar for the Winter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2581\" style=\"width: 545px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone post-item__attachment\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2581\" class=\" wp-image-2581\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-350x189.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"535\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-1024x552.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 535px) 100vw, 535px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2581\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo by Ayana<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Winter has come in Israel! This is a good opportunity to delve into some related grammar and vocabulary.<\/p>\n<p>Hebrew nouns have gender \u2013 masculine or feminine. The Hebrew word for winter <strong>\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3<\/strong> (ho-ref) is masculine, as all the Hebrew seasons\u2019 (<strong>\u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05e0\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea<\/strong>) names (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/summer-autumn-winter-spring-the-four-seasons-in-hebrew\/\">\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/survive-a-long-hot-israeli-summer-with-ice-cream\/\">\u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05e5<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/aviv-and-stav-the-origin-and-meaning-of-two-common-hebrew-names\/\">\u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5<\/a><\/strong>). Hebrew adjectives come after the noun they describe and match it in gender. Adjectives to describe <strong>\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3<\/strong> should, therefore, appear in their masculine form. For example:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d0\u05b2\u05e0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b0\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05de\u05b0\u05e6\u05b7\u05e4\u05bc\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05dc\u05b0\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We look forward to a rainy winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b8\u05d0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05e6\u05d5\u05ba\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 \u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Forecasters predict a stormy winter.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 \u05d4\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05bc\u05e9\u05c2\u05b0\u05e8\u05b0\u05d0\u05b5\u05dc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05e7\u05b8\u05e6\u05b8\u05e8.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Israeli winter is short.<\/p>\n<p>In the Hebrew language, adjectives and nouns must agree not only in gender, but also in number \u2013 singular or plural. When <strong>\u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3<\/strong> appear in its plural form <strong>\u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> (ho-ra-fim), so should the adjective be describing it. For example:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05e2\u05b7\u05d1\u05b0\u05e8\u05d5\u05bc \u05e2\u05b8\u05dc\u05b5\u05d9\u05e0\u05d5\u05bc \u05db\u05bc\u05b7\u05de\u05bc\u05b8\u05d4 \u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05e7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We went through some tough winters.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d4\u05b7\u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d0\u05b7\u05d7\u05b2\u05e8\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd \u05d4\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5\u05ba \u05d3\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Recent winters were pretty dry.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli winter is usually not so tough, but it\u2019s still cold, windy, and rainy (<strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd<\/strong>). The Hebrew word for rain <strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dd<\/strong> (ge-shem) is masculine, too, and receives the masculine suffix \u05d9\u05c5\u05dd for plural forms, as well \u2013 <strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong> (ge-sha-mim). Not only adjectives, but Hebrew verbs are also conjugated to\u00a0agree\u00a0with their\u00a0subjects\u00a0in\u00a0gender and number. For example:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dd \u05d7\u05b8\u05d6\u05b8\u05e7 \u05d9\u05b8\u05e8\u05b7\u05d3 \u05db\u05bc\u05b8\u05dc \u05d4\u05b7\u05dc\u05bc\u05b7\u05d9\u05b0\u05dc\u05b8\u05d4.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>It was raining hard all night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4 \u05de\u05b7\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05e7\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd \u05d0\u05b6\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05e9\u05c2\u05b8\u05bc\u05d3\u05d5\u05b9\u05ea.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Blessed rain water the fields.<\/p>\n<p>Watch this weather broadcast from last winter, and notice the verbs and adjectives the weatherwoman (<strong>\u05d7\u05b7\u05d6\u05bc\u05b7\u05d0\u05c5\u05d9\u05ea<\/strong>) refers to <strong>\u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dd<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05ea\u05d7\u05d6\u05d9\u05ea \u05de\u05d6\u05d2 \u05d4\u05d0\u05d5\u05d5\u05d9\u05e8: \u05d9\u05d4\u05d9\u05d4 \u05e7\u05e8 \u05d5\u05d2\u05e9\u05dd \u05d1\u05e6\u05e4\u05d5\u05df \u05d5\u05d1\u05de\u05e8\u05db\u05d6\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mOAHWpLoJq8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli rainy season (<strong>\u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong>) lasts about six months, from October to April. The first rain to open the season usually falls in autumn and is called <strong>\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4<\/strong>. But most of the rain, about 75%, falls over three months: December, January, and February. The last rain to close the rainy season is called <strong>\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong>. In the\u00a0Book of Deuteronomy (chapter 11, verse 14), God promises the Israelites: <strong>\u05d5\u05b0\u05e0\u05b8\u05ea\u05b7\u05ea\u05bc\u05b4\u05d9 \u05de\u05b0\u05d8\u05b7\u05e8 \u05d0\u05b7\u05e8\u05b0\u05e6\u05b0\u05db\u05b6\u05dd \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e2\u05b4\u05ea\u05bc\u05d5\u05b9 \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4 \u05d5\u05bc\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong> (<em>I will give the rain of your land in its season, the former rain and the latter rain<\/em>).<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1<\/strong> and <strong>\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4<\/strong> are both masculine nouns. <strong>\u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4<\/strong> belongs to the list of exceptional masculine nouns that end with the letter <strong>\u05d4<\/strong>. The verbs and adjectives which refer to them will match in gender. For example:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u05d4\u05b7\u05de\u05b7\u05bc\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1 \u05de\u05b0\u05d1\u05b7\u05e9\u05bc\u05c2\u05b5\u05e8 \u05e2\u05b7\u05dc \u05e1\u05d5\u05ba\u05e3 \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Malkush heralds the end of the rainy season.<\/p>\n<p>The average annual rainfall varies from region to region. It decreases from north to south: in the north of Israel 800-900 mm rain per year falls on average, in the center only 500-600 mm, and in the south of Israel less than 100 mm rain per year. The number of rainy days also decreases from north to south: about 60-70 days of rain per year in the north, and about 40-60 in the center. In fact, most of the winter days are dry (<strong>\u05d9\u05b0\u05d1\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d9\u05dd<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<p>Since Israel has a low precipitation climate, its infrastructures are not prepared for too much rain. Tens of millimeters of rain falling in one day are enough to cause flooding in the central cities and floods (<strong>\u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea<\/strong>) in the southern rivers. The\u00a0Ayalon River, for example, overflows every couple of years, and floods the Ayalon Highway, the major inter-city road in the center of Israel. Ayalon roads have been closed four times since 1991 due to floods.<\/p>\n<p>Watch the next article, from last December, about the consequences of one stormy day:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u05db\u05e9\u05e8\u05d7\u05d5\u05d1\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e4\u05db\u05d4 \u05dc\u05d5\u05d5\u05e0\u05e6\u05d9\u05d4: \u05db\u05d0\u05d5\u05e1 \u05d1\u05d9\u05d5\u05dd \u05d4\u05e8\u05d0\u05e9\u05d5\u05df \u05e9\u05dc \u05d4\u05e1\u05e2\u05e8\u05d4\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8I0oV9-ogzs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Happy winter, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><u>Text vocabulary<\/u><\/p>\n<p>Winter = \u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3<\/p>\n<p>Winters = \u05d7\u05d5\u05ba\u05e8\u05b8\u05e4\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n<p>Season = \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>Seasons = \u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05e0\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>Rain = \u05d2\u05bc\u05b6\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05dd<\/p>\n<p>Rainy = \u05d2\u05bc\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05d5\u05bc\u05dd<\/p>\n<p>Rainy season = \u05e2\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05b7\u05ea \u05d4\u05b7\u05d2\u05bc\u05b0\u05e9\u05c1\u05b8\u05de\u05c5\u05d9\u05dd<\/p>\n<p>Blessed rain = \u05d2\u05bc\u05b4\u05e9\u05c1\u05b0\u05de\u05b5\u05d9 \u05d1\u05bc\u05b0\u05e8\u05b8\u05db\u05b8\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>First rains (at the end of the rainy season) = \u05d9\u05d5\u05b9\u05e8\u05b6\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>Last rain = \u05de\u05b7\u05dc\u05b0\u05e7\u05d5\u05b9\u05e9\u05c1<\/p>\n<p>Stormy = \u05e1\u05d5\u05b9\u05e2\u05b5\u05e8<\/p>\n<p>Tough = \u05e7\u05b8\u05e9\u05c1\u05b6\u05d4<\/p>\n<p>Dry = \u05d9\u05b8\u05d1\u05b5\u05e9\u05c1<\/p>\n<p>Flood = \u05d4\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05e4\u05b8\u05d4, \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05df<\/p>\n<p>Floods = \u05d4\u05b2\u05e6\u05b8\u05e4\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea, \u05e9\u05c1\u05b4\u05d8\u05bc\u05b0\u05e4\u05d5\u05b9\u05e0\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff\">Keep Calm and Learn Hebrew!<\/span><\/h3>\n<hr \/>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"189\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-350x189.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-350x189.jpg 350w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/hebrew\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/34\/2019\/11\/Winter-Blog-1024x552.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><p>Winter has come in Israel! This is a good opportunity to delve into some related grammar and vocabulary. Hebrew nouns have gender \u2013 masculine or feminine. The Hebrew word for winter \u05d7\u05b9\u05d5\u05e8\u05b6\u05e3 (ho-ref) is masculine, as all the Hebrew seasons\u2019 (\u05e2\u05d5\u05ba\u05e0\u05d5\u05ba\u05ea) names (\u05d0\u05b8\u05d1\u05b4\u05d9\u05d1, \u05e7\u05b7\u05d9\u05b4\u05e5, \u05e1\u05b0\u05ea\u05b8\u05d9\u05d5). 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