הַרְגָּשָׁה, תְּחוּשָׁה The Hebrew word for emotion is רגש , whose three letters form the root of להרגיש – to feel, a הפעיל verb. Likewise,

מַתָּן בַּסֵּתֶר Taking care of the unfortunate – צדקה – has always been a key ethic of Judaism. The Sages taught that the best way

קַדַּחְתָּנִי As the weather changes people tend to fall under it, often catching colds, sometimes experiencing fever – חום . Now, חום means fever in

חֶבֶל אֶרֶץ You may know the Hebrew word for country – ארץ . When Israelis refer to Israel, they often call it הארץ – literally,

בְּרִיאוּת The Hebrew word for healthy is בריאה for something grammatically feminine, and בריא for something masculine such as chocolate: האם שוקולד נחשב אוכל בריא?

מַעֲרֶכֶת הַחִיסּוּן The Hebrew word for system – מערכת – appears in expressions as diverse as the justice system – המערכת המשפטית , call-routing system

תְּרוּפָה, רְפוּאָה How do you say “medicine”? It depends on what you mean. Medicine that we take in pill or liquid form is תרופה, as

כּוֹשֶׁר While התעמלות means exercise, the Hebrew word for fitness is כושר. For example: זהו, השנה אני נכנס לכושר. That’s it, this year I’m getting

עֶזְרָה רִאשׁוֹנָה The Hebrew word for first is ראשון for something grammatically masculine and ראשונה for something feminine like a year: זאת השנה הראשונה שלו

הַרְפָּיָיה In English, Elsa from Disney’s Frozen sings “let it go, let it go!” In Hebrew, she sings !לשחרר, לשחרר , since the פיעל verb