streetwise hebrew

They’re Exploiting the Situation

The word נצלן is an exploiter – someone who’ll use you and dump you without giving it a second thought. This episode breaks down the word and its root נצל.

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Early Retirement

The word פרישה means retirement, and these days פרישה המוקדמת is on everyone’s mind. Guy explains פרישה and other words from its root פרש.

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It’s a Serious Leak

From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root דלפ 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 לברוח means to escape, but the same root has other interesting meanings in other verb formats. Guy also explains the meaning of חדר בריחה.

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Missing You, Missing Me

This episode covers the word חסר, missing, and its root. You don’t want to miss it!

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Got It!

The verbs of the Hebrew root קבל are everywhere: To get, to receive, to be hired, plus things which are just not done and are considered unacceptable

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Expel Your Demons

The Hebrew word גירוש means expulsion and deportation, but the most commonly used word we get from this root is entirely different

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I Got Receipts to Prove It

The Hebrew word קבלה has many meanings and uses, from receipts to acceptance. Guy explains how to use קבלה in its many forms and its plural

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It Ain’t Cheap

The word זול means cheap and is used in spoken Hebrew in all kinds of interesting ways. For example, what’s זיל הזול?

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When and how do you properly use the Hebrew root בצע? And where might we hear the phrase, רוצה לשמוע על המבצעים שלנו?

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