Lambdin Hebrew-Lessons 9, 10, and 11

יוֹם

day

יָמִים

days

לַ֫יְלָה

night

מָקוֹם

place

שָׁמַ֫יִם

heaven; sky

יָלַד

to bear; to give birth to

קָבַץ

to gather

זָכַר

to remember

[I remember I saw a Nissan Z car.]

אֶחָד

one (m)

אַחַת

one (f)

בֵּין

between

בְּתוֹך

in the midst of

[“What’s that tree in the midst of the forest?” “I’ll bet Oak.”]

מִתּוֹך

from the midst of

גַּם

also, even, indeed, too

[“Hey, doll! Love that gam!” “Indeed! “If you even take one step toward me, you’ll be gambling with your health.”]

לֹא

no, not

גִּבּוֹר

warrior; hero

[Beni Gabor in The Mummy was not a hero; not even much of a warrior.]

גִּבְעָה

hill

מַ֫יִם

water

[“Ma’am, if you want a drink of water, just ask. Don’t drink out of the flower vase.”]

מַחֲנֶה

camp

מִלְחָמָה

battle

[You don’t want to be in battle if a mil come after you.]

פְּרִי

fruit

[If you want to make a jam you have to puree the fruit first.]

בָּחַר

to choose

[Be careful what you choose.]

הָרַג

to kill

[“Ha, Raggedy Andy will kill Raggedy Ann!” That’s what happens when you let a little boy play with the dolls.]

יָדַע

to know

[“What do you know?” Ya da, ta da.]

לָקַח

to take

עָמַד

to stand

לִפְנֵי

before; in front of; in the presence of

שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ

sun

יָרֵחַ

moon

[“Moon, your ray actually comes from the sun.”]

כּוֹכָב

star

עָנָן

cloud

[“That cloud looks like a Nan. See her full head of white hair?”]

בְּרָכָה

blessing

שָׁנָה

year

[1969 was the year of Sha Na Na.]

תּוֹרָה

law; instruction

מָצָא

to find

[“It’s almost Passover. I can’t find the matzah.”]

בָּרָא

to create

קָרָא

to call

אָמַר

to say

לֵאמֹר

saying