בָּשָׂר מְתוּרְבָּת Cultured meat doesn’t mean that the chunk of protein likes classical music and visits museums of contemporary art. Rather, the meat cells have

לְמַקֵּם If you know some basic Hebrew, you probably know the word מקום  – place. What about “to place” or “to position” something? That’s the פיעל

לְגִימָה To drink is the simple verb לשתות.  What about to sip? That’s the also-simple verb ללגום.  Here’s a variation of the word in context: אני

הַנְצָחָה The Hebrew word for eternity is נצח , as in: לא נישאר צעירים לנצח. We won’t stay young forever (for eternity).   So when

מוֹרֵט עֲצַבִּים The Hebrew word for nerve is עצב, while nerves are עצבים. For example: השיר הזה עולה לי על העצבים! This song is getting

כְּרַעַם בְּיוֹם בָּהִיר When something unexpected happens, we might say it’s come out of the blue, where “blue” is the beautiful sky that looks otherwise

לִיקּוּי לְמִידָה To learn is ללמוד,  a simple verb. For example: ילדים, מה למדתם היום בבית הספר? Kids, what did you learn in school today?  

מְצוּיָּן, מְעוּלֶּה English has plenty of ways of expressing excited approval, like “great”, “wonderful” and “excellent”.    So does Hebrew. Two of these are מצוין

לְהִתְיַישֵּׁב, לְהִשְׁתַּקֵּעַ To live or to reside, in Hebrew, is the simple verb לגור. For example: כשהיינו ילדים גרנו ברחוב הנשיא. When we were kids we

אֲרוּחָה חֲגִיגִית The basic Hebrew word for meal is ארוחה. It features in such essential expressions as ארוחת בוקר – breakfast, or meal of morning;