Streetwise Hebrew

All Together Now

The word ื™ื—ื“ means together. This root has many useful words you should know: singular, unique, individual and more.

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Once and for All

The word ืื—ื“ means one. From its root we also get the words for homogeneous and unity. Oh, and you should definitely know what ืื—ื“ ืคืœื•ืก ืื—ื“ means.

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We’re United

The word ืื™ื—ื•ื“ means a union. Guy explains other words from the root ืื—ื“, which mean โ€œassociationโ€, โ€œreunionโ€, and โ€œgetting back together.โ€

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Trust Me

So how many times have you heard the sentence, “ืกืžื•ืš ืขืœื™ื™, trust me, everything will be okay”? Guy explains the ืกืžื•ืš culture.

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Air It Out

The Hebrew word for air is ืื•ื•ื™ืจ, while ืื•ื•ื™ืจื” is atmosphere/ambience. There are other interesting words taken from ืื•ื•ื™ืจ, like fluffy or ceiling fan.

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You the Landlord or the Tenant?

Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words ืžืฉื›ื™ืจ and ืฉื•ื›ืจ. It’s the difference between “renting” an apartment and “renting out” an apartment. It’s a common mistake that you don’t have to make!

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They’re Exploiting the Situation

The word ื ืฆืœืŸ is an exploiter – someone whoโ€™ll use you and dump you without giving it a second thought. This episode breaks down the word and its root ื ืฆืœ.

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Early Retirement

The word ืคืจื™ืฉื” means retirement, and these days ืคืจื™ืฉื” ื”ืžื•ืงื“ืžืช is on everyone’s mind. Guy explains ืคืจื™ืฉื” and other words from its root ืคืจืฉ.

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It’s a Serious Leak

From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root ื“ืœืค is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower.

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Sorry, It Slipped My Mind

The word ืœื‘ืจื•ื— means to escape, but the same root has other interesting meanings in other verb formats. Guy also explains the meaning of ื—ื“ืจ ื‘ืจื™ื—ื”.

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