עֲבוֹדַת יָד To do or to make, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לעשות, as in: מה אתם עושים הערב? What are you guys doing

עִיר גַּנִּים A garden city, as conceived by the British city planner Ebenezer Howard, captures the benefits of both the countryside and the city by

רֶחֶם The Hebrew word for womb is רחם, as in: אין לה תינוק בבטן, יש לה תינוק ברחם. She doesn’t have a baby in her

לְדַלֵּג עַל – To Skip Over “To skip” in Hebrew, as in “to jump,” is the פיעל verb לדלג. For example: היא כל כך אהבה

מִינּוּי How do you say “to count” in Hebrew? The basic word is לספור, but there’s also למנות, which is a bit fancier. Both are

אִילַן יוּחֲסִין What’s the basic Hebrew word for tree? עץ. Now, עץ is tree as it appears in the Bible. In Mishnaic times, אילן was

לְהַמְעִיט בְּעֶרְכּוֹ שֶׁל When we underestimate someone, we see their value (or esteem) as less than it really is. In Hebrew, to underestimate is להמעיט

עֲקֶרֶת בַּיִת While “housewife” in English might sound less than complimentary to many people, Hebrew’s עקרת בית has a rich linguistic history. The phrase comes

מֶרֶד Today is ל”ג בועמר, a Jewish day of celebration. Among the events associated with this day is a positive turnabout – albeit temporary –

בִּיטָּחוֹן Do you know the Hebrew word for “sure”? בטח! (That’s the word.) When we’re sure about something or someone, when we trust that they’ll