| Shalom, ani Yana! Welcome to HebrewPod101.com’s Alef-Beit be-kalei kalut. |
| The fastest, easiest, and most fun way to learn the Hebrew alphabet: the alef-beit! |
| In the last lesson we learned the proper reading of some unmodified Biblical Hebrew. That was quite inspiring, wasn't it? |
| In this lesson we will continue and read another phrase from the same book- Be-reshit, or Genesis. |
| Are you ready? So let’s start! Bou nathil! |
| The next sentence is taken from Genesis Ch 2, verse 18 and it became a proverb that is used in many cases in Hebrew, so it is useful even today- |
| 'Va-yomer adonai elohim, lo tov heyot ha-adam levado; eese lo ezer, kenegdo' |
| "And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper to complement him.” |
| Let’s break it down- |
| 'va-yomer'- and said. |
| וַיֹאמֵר (handwriting) |
| וַיֹאמֵר (print) |
| This is a special word. Because it represents the "real name" of god, it is forbidden to pronounce it as written, and we don’t even know the original niqqud -- all we have are consonants sound. So instead, we must say 'adonai' - which is Lord/God. Now that you know Hebrew writing, you can try to guess the original name! |
| יהוה (handwriting) |
| יהוה (print) |
| 'elohim'- This also means God here. |
| אֱלֹהִים (handwriting) |
| אֱלֹהִים (print) |
| 'lo tov'- not good. |
| לֹא טוֹב (handwriting) |
| לֹא טוֹב (print) |
| 'heyot'- to be or exist. |
| הֶיוֹת (handwriting) |
| הֶיוֹת (print) |
| 'ha-adam'- the man. |
| הָאָדָם (handwriting) |
| הָאָדָם (print) |
| 'levado'- by himself or alone. |
| לְבַדוֹ (handwriting) |
| לְבַדוֹ (print) |
| 'eese'- I will make. |
| אֶעֶשֶה (handwriting) |
| אֶעֶשֶה (print) |
| 'lo'- (to) him. |
| לוֹ (handwriting) |
| לוֹ (print) |
| 'ezer'- help. |
| עֵזֶר (handwriting) |
| עֵזֶר (print) |
| 'kenegdo'- opposite to him. |
| כְּנֶגְדוֹ (handwriting) |
| כְּנֶגְדוֹ (print) |
| An excerpt of this verse, "lo tov heyot ha-adam levado” is very well known in Israel. It means that people are sociable creatures and need company. People also use it to suggest that every man needs a woman by his side. |
| Now it's time for Yana's insight. |
| In the Hebrew language, there is a great use of Biblical sentences as proverbs in daily life. these are words of wisdom and Israelis continue to find them applicable to modern situations. |
| If you learn a few proverbs like this, you will definitely impress any Israeli person with your knowledge! |
| The next lesson is also the last of this Hebrew writing series. It is a time for you to be proud - you will have mastered the Hebrew alphabet! But it will also be a time to say goodbye. Have you ever heard someone say there is a time for everything? |
| In the last lesson of our series, you may just hear someone say it in Hebrew! |
| See you next lesson!! |
| Lehitraot!! |
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