Lambdin Hebrew-Lessons 7 and 8

צֹאן

sheep

[“I’ve been counting sheep. I’m in the REM zone!”]

בָּקָר

cattle

[“The A car of the train has coal. The B car is for cattle.”]

גָּמָל

camel

לֶ֫חֶם

bread

יֹרֵד

going down; descending

[Your weight is not going down because you raid the refrigerator every night.]

עָשִׁיר

rich

[A sheer curtain of silk is too expensive for me. I’m not a rich sultan.]

דַּל

poor

[If you dally, you will be poor.]

יֵשׁ

there is; there are

[“Yeesh! There is a word I should remember.”]

אֵין

there is not; there are not

[“Ain’t there anything to eat?” “There is not.”]

בִּינָה

understanding

[“Understanding is to be.” “nah”]

צֶ֫דֶק

righteousness

אֵשׁ

fire

[‘What’s left after fire?” “Ash.”]

נָבִיא

prophet

בֹּנֶה

building (verb)

[And God said, “I’m building a body for man.” “Bone, eh?”]

עֹלֶה

going up; ascending

[“Olé,” says the toreador as he is going up in the air."]

נֹפֶל