Streetwise Hebrew #130 StreetWise Hebrew in seventh heaven
StreetWise Hebrew has just reached 700,000 downloads, and host Guy Sharett thinks this is a great reason to talk about the root of number seven in Hebrew - shin beit ayin - and get to learn its other meanings.
New words & expressions:
Sheva (f.), shiv'ah (m.) – Seven – שבע, שבעה
Sheva banot, shiv'aa banim – Seven girls, seven boys – שבע בנות, שבעה בנים
Shiv'ah – Seven days of mourning (Judaism) – שבעה
Ani holech le-shiv'ah – I am going to a shiv'ah – אני הולך לשבעה
Yesh li shivaa shel aba shel haver – I have a shiv'ah for a friend's father – יש לי שבעה של אבא של חבר
Efo ha-shiv'ah? – Where is the shiv'ah? – ?איפה השבעה
Lashevet shiv'ah – To sit shiv'ah – לשבת שבעה
Efo hem yoshvim shivaa? – Where do they sit shiv'ah? – ?איפה הם יושבים שבעה
Shavu'a (m.), shavu'ot – Week/s – שבוע, שבועות
Shavu'a tov – (Have a) good week – שבוע טוב
Shvu'ayim – Two weeks – שבועיים
Shvu'a ha-sefer hitchil – The book week has started – שבוע הספר התחיל
Sofshavu'a – Weekend – סופשבוע
Shvu'a avoda – Work week – שבוע עבודה
Shavua-Shavua – A week of work, then a week of holiday – שבוע-שבוע
Ani nishba lach – I swear to you – אני נשבע לך
Shvu'a – Oath, pledge – שבועה
Lehishava – To swear – להישבע
Lehashbi'a – To swear in someone – להשביע
Hashba'a – Swearing in – השבעה
Save'a – Full (food), sated – שבע
Lisbo'a – To become full after eating – לשבוע
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Playlist and clips: Oshik Levy – Ze Mi-Kvar (lyrics) Efraiym Di Zahav – Shavu'a Tov (lyrics) Ariel Zilber – Shvu'ayim Be-Ir Zara (lyrics) TV2 Shvu'a Ha-sefer Moshe Peretz – Nishba Lach (lyrics)