Let’s talk about trains in Hebrew. What’s the root of rakevet, how is it related to horse riding and what do we call the Jerusalem Light rail in Hebrew and in Arabic?

Words and expressions:

רַכֶּבֶת

רַכֶּבֶת קַלָּה

הָרַכֶּבֶת הַקַּלָּה

קָרוֹן שָקֵט

לִרְכּוֹב עַל אוֹפַנַיִם

נָסַעתִי בָּרַכֶּבֶת

רוֹכֵב עַל סוּס

רְכִיבָה עַל סוּסִים

רֶכֶב

קַטָּר

קִטָאר אל קוּדס אל חָ’פִיף قطار القدس الخفيف Qitar al Quds al khafif

קִיטוֹר

Israel Railways announcement

Sound from the Jerusalem LRT

Song:

Danny Robas – Rakavot 68-80-88

Check out the lyrics here.

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Photo by Zipa Kempinsky

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