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When these letters come at the end of a word, they change their appearance. They usually are not punctuated ( Nikud). The suffix letters were created with the evolution of writing.
camp - machaneh month - chodesh -
closed - sagur -
last - acharon entered (pl) was (f) -
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width - rochav -
penalty - onesh -
this is (f) - zohi -
years - shanim -
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army - tzava busy - asuk revolt, rebellion - mered big - gadol because of this - biglal zeh sending - shole' ach money - kesef and - veh - ... weapons - neshek this thing - davar zeh puts - machnis pleased (pl) - merutzim and - oo - ... continue (pl) - mamshichim to follow - la'akov organization - irgun -
between - bein tension - metach great - rav because - biglal bomb - ptzatz a nuclear (f) - gar'in it end - sof destroyed (pl) - harsu demonstrators - mafginim embassy - shagri rut event - eru'ah this - zeh added - hosif existing - kayam -
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Hezbollah is in Bad Shape
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England Versus Iran
REVIEW THE STORIES 1. Why isn’t Syria sending money and weapons to Hezbollah?
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2. What does Israel think of this situation? 3. Why is there tension between England and Iran?
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4. When did Iranian protestors destroy the British Embassy? 5. What did the event do?
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Practice reading Hebrew without punctuation! First read the article on the right. Then turn to page 11
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and read it without the nikud .
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for, during - bemeshech - years - shanim -
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municipality (of) - iriyat -
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poured, dumped (f) - shafc ha at the edge of - biktzeh -
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became, turned into - hafach - small - katan -
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now - achshav seems, turns out - mitbarer -
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created - yatzar stayed - nish'ar inside - betoch - explain (pl) - masbirim need -
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to use, utilize - lenatzel energy - energ'ya -
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before, ago - lifnei year - shana raised (pl) - heh'elu prices -
mechirim
stopped (pl) -
hifsiku
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thanks, because - bizchut lowered (pl) - horidu recently - lacharona -
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When the dot is on the left hand side of the ' , it is pronounced s. When the dot is on the right side, it is pronounced sh.
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survey - seker worldwide - olami that - sheh - ... was conducted - na'asah recently - la'acharona found - gila in - beh - ... ministry, office - misrad tourism - tayarut looking for (pl) - mechapsim ways - drachim to cheapen, lower - lehozil prices - mechirim because of - biglal high (pl) - g'voh im tourists - tayarim coming (pl) - ba'im -
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The words on the right are from the articles on pages 6-7. In the first pair of columns, the words in the r ight column are in the masculine form. In the second pair, they are in the feminine form. Match up the masculine and feminine pairs.
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doctor
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monsoon
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miniature
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Here are some words in that you already know.
sauna
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Answers on page 15
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- , - , - , - , - , - , - , - , FEH-PEH
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FEE-PEE
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The Secret Tunnel of Akko (Acre)
The Knights Templar in the Land of Israel
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The Land of Israel is known as the land of the three monotheistic faiths.
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For many years (during medieval
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times), a religious war was fought between the Christians and the Muslims for the control of the land. The Jews, to whom according to the Bible this land was given to, were not strong enough to fight for their claim to the land. The Christian link to the land was as the birthplace of their faith and many came on pilgrimage to see the holy sites. After many pilgrims were attacked by Muslims, a knightly order of monks was formed for their protection. This order was known as “The Knightly Order of Solomon’s Temple”, or “The Poor Knights of Christ and Solomon’s Temple,” or
Below are words that are the opposites of the words highlighted in the articles on pages 6-7. Write the opposite words in the spaces.
the Templars, for short. They lived in the site where the Holy Temple stood in Jerusalem. The Templars held the roads to Jerusalem and built themselves a powerbase in the Land of Israel. There are ruins of Templar forts all around Israel. These forts show the economic strength they had. Over time, however, their power waned due to troubles with kings in
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Europe. The struggles were mainly over the vast sums of money the Templars had, which the kings wanted. Eventually, the Templars were expelled from the land by the Muslims.
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Neighborhoods and Pawnbrokers
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The article to the right deals with a
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activists called “The Black Panthers” that
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once lived there. The word
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built from the root letters - - . All words
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based on this root relate to residing. A
( shachen) means a neighbor, one who
resides close by. ( shochen) means a person resides somewhere, or a location of a building. This word is not commonly used though.
Read the "Did You Know?" on this page and complete the sentences with the words you learned. All of them have the root letters - - .
A company developing residential units is called a A
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( shikun) is a housing project which
1. I live in a small ____________________ in the center of the city
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massive immigration meant that the need for quick accommodations overcame the need for
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4. I heard the speech made by the ____________________ Minister.
The portable Tabernacle built by the
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Israelites in the desert was called the ( Mishkan), and the presence of G-d residing in the Mishkan was called
5. The priests in the desert served in the ____________________.
(Shchina).
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People who go to a pawn shop to get money,
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‘resides’ with the lender until the debt is paid. The lender using this system is called a
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7. I gave the pawnbroker ____________________ - my new watch. Answers on page 15
These letters have a double role: as consonants and as part of the nikud symbols (as vowels). For example: it and is not pronounced as a ‘y’ sound. In the word In punctuated Hebrew, the letters
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(mashkonai) pawnbroker .
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6. I needed money, so I went to the ____________________.
give a precious item as collateral. This collateral is called a
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, the ‘ functions as a consonant and is pronounced yeh.
, , , which do not contain nikud symbols, are not pronounced as consonants. They are silent.
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mefursemet -
The articles on these p tips: a letter followed b
in the past - beh'avar border - gvul right, really - mamash next to it (f) - leyada was (f) -
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succeeding (pl) - matzlichim competitions - tacharuyot international (f, pl) -
beinleumiyot -
championship team - nivcheret called (pl) - kor'im figure, character - dmut in the shape of - betzurat cactus - tzabar someone - misheh'hu -
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trainer, instructor - meh'amen new (f) - chadashah -
Every issue of Bereshit features a typical everyday conversation.
here - kan correct, right - nachon I signed up -
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corner - pinah this way - kachah think (pl) - choshvim less - pacho t effort -
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ma'adifim l'hit'amel -
group - kvutzah idea -
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longest (pl) - arukim beh'yoter -
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world - olam -
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For the Advanced Reader Article and dictionary from the YANSHUF Newspapers - Hebrew Newspapers for Advanced Readers
donating (pl) hair cancer patients results treatments against disease, illness (of) baldness some, part are embarrassed wear (pl) wig to cover solution was held, conducted - campaign fundraising hair salons non-profit organization (of) arranged, organized (f) collect (pl) during - thanks to are aware (pl) need - got, received (f) turn to, speak to (pl) -
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Rabbis Against Gender Segregation on Buses
Did you know...? Segregation and Mules The article on this page talks about gender segregation on buses. The word
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(hafrada) denotes
separation from a place or from something else. It is built from
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the root letters - - and all related words have a meaning of
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separation or being alone as a result of separation. Married couples that do not live together are called
( prudim)
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separated. They may not yet be divorced, but live apart. The man is called
( parud ) and the woman
is called
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A molecule is also called a
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Read the "Did You Know?" on this page and complete the sentences with the words you learned. They are all based on the root letters - - .
set apart from many. A mule is called a
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it cannot breed and has no mate.
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1. In synagogues there is a ____________________ between men and women.
Friends that say goodbye to one
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(nifredu).
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have a separation of forces or in Hebrew,
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I T ~ H S E R ~ B E
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6. He kissed her and then they _______________________. Answers on page 15
announced (pl) - hodi'u chief (pl) - rashiyim oppose, object (pl) - mitnagdim demand (of) - drishat -
part - chelek back, rear - achori they - hem think (pl) - choshvim more modest - tzanua yoter recently - la'acharona -
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ultra-orthodox (pl) - charedim extremists - kitzoniyim demand (pl) - dorshim women - nashim to sit - lashevet -
From Pictures to Words
English-Hebrew Crossword
Write the first letter of each picture on the line beneath it. The letters will spell out a term that appeared in this issue.
Fill in the crossword by translating the following clues. The words are from the conversation on pages 10-11.
ACROSS 1. coach 4. fitness 6. training 8. feel (f) 10. to me 11. here 13. helps 14. thanks
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What's the Term? Translate the following words from the conve rsation on pages 10-11. The gray vertical column will spell out a term that appears there, too. (2 words)
1. to maintain 2. treadmill 3. activity
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:furnace .1 :honor .2 :fireman .3
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can, possible - efshar to buy - liknot package - ma'araz comes with - magi'a booklet - choveret FROM PAGE 1 " because of - biglal attacked (pl) - takfu extremists - kitzoniyim soldiers - chayalim we'll execute - nevatze'ah decisions - hachlatot government - memshalah -
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fruit (pl) - perot happening - koreh because - mipney enough - maspik farmers - chakla'im need, must (pl) - tzrichim to water - lehashkot fields - sadot costs - oleh a lot - harbeh money - kesef -
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