אֵין בְּעָיָה!עַל לֹא דָּבָר! In other languages that may sound familiar (or native!) to you, we’ve got no hay problema (Spanish), pas de probleme (French), etc.  In English,

תַּנְחוּמִים listen to this word pronounced The Hebrew word for condolences is תַּנְחוּמִים (tahn-khoo-MEEM). The root is נ.ח.מ (n.kh.m), the concept of comfort. The word and its

בְּהַצְלָחָה!   How to go about wishing someone well varies from language to language and from culture to culture. In English, we say good luck

  אַהֲבָה The Hebrew word for love – אַהֲבָה– appears to be related to the Aramaic root, י.ה.ב (y.h.b) meaning giving. Those who gave their lives

וֶרֶד, שׁוֹשַׁנָּה   Modern Hebrew has two words for rose: וֶרֶד and שׁוֹשַנָּה. Both are also names given to Israeli baby girls (שושנה is the

יְשׁוּעָה, גְּאֻלָּה, הַצָּלָה listen and repeat ישועהיְשׁוּעָה listen and repeat is the best translation of the English salvation. It carries with it a lofty, sometimes divine connotation. The word’s

אֹמֶץ  listen and repeat     The People of Israel are standing on the shore of a sea. Behind them, an army of Egyptian horsemen is advancing

יְלָדִים, בָּנִים listen and repeat  1 – ילדים, ילדות The Hebrew words for boy and girl are יֶלֶד listen and repeat and יַלְדָה listen and repeat, respectively. Likewise, a group of boys and

גֶּבֶר, אִישׁ, אָדָם Whereas English has one word in use for man, Hebrew has three. גֶּבֶר refers to a man in everyday speech, regardless of

לוֹחֵם Hebrew’s word for warrior or fighter is לוחם when referring to a male and לוחמת when referring to a female. Israelis use the term