Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, weโll explore his full name and learn some cool stuff about it, especially about Or, light.
New Words and Expressions:
Peleg, plagim – Brook, stream – ืคืื, ืคืืืื
โVe-haya ke-ets shatul al palgei mayimโ (Psalms 1:3) – โAnd he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of waterโ – ืืืื ืืขืฅ ืฉืชืื ืขื ืคืืื ืืื
Ha-peleg ha-matoon – The moderate stream – ืืคืื ืืืชืื
Or, orot – Light – ืืืจ, ืืืจืืช
โHa-or shelcha meโir, adayin zoherโ – Your light, meโir, is still shining- ืืืืจ ืฉืื, ืืืืจ, ืขืืืื ืืืืจ
Ha-ner shelcha, Meir, adayin boโer- Your candle, Meir, is still burning – ืื ืจ ืฉืื, ืืืืจ, ืขืืืื ืืืืจ
Leโhaโir – To light – ืืืืืจ
โEt chadar ha-ambatia, moomlatz leโhair be-menorat tikraโ – โIt is advisable to illuminate the bathroom with a ceiling lamp.โ – ืืช ืืืจ ืืืืืืื ืืืืืฅ ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืจืช ืชืงืจื
โChalon echad haya muโarโ – One window was lit – ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ
Hu choshev she-hu muโar – He thinks heโs enlightened – ืืื ืืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืืืจ
Lehadlik et ha-or – To turn on the light – ืืืืืืง ืืช ืืืืจ
Ata yachol lehadlik et haโor? – Could you turn on the light? – ืืชื ืืืื ืืืืืืง ืืช ืืืืจ
Tadlik, tadliki, tadliku – Turn on the light (imperative) – ืชืืืืง, ืชืืืืงื, ืชืืืืงื ืืช ืืืืจ
Lechabot et ha-or – To turn off the light – ืืืืืช ืืช ืืืืจ
Techabeh, techabi, techabu et ha-or – Turn off the light (imperative) – ืชืืื, ืชืืื, ืชืืื ืืช ืืืืจ
Hu mechabe et ha-or – He turns off the light – ืืื ืืืื ืืช ืืืืจ
Lekabel or yarok – To get the green light – ืืงืื ืืืจ ืืจืืง
Hotsaa laโor – Publishing house – ืืืฆืื ืืืืจ
Lehotsi laโor sefer – To publish a book – ืืืืฆืื ืืืืจ ืกืคืจ
Motsi la-or – Publisher – ืืืฆืื ืืืืจ
Oru einav – His eyes lit up, he was glad – ืืืจื ืขืื ืื
Playlist and Clips:
Diane Kaplan – Al Palgei Mayim
Psalm 1 – Automated machine reading (Italian)
Ehud Banai – Blues Knaโani (lyrics)
Shlomo Artsi – Leyad Ha-bayit she-garti bo (lyrics)



