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EPISODE · Mar 10, 2015 · 8 MIN

#76 Let There Be Light

from Streetwise Hebrew

Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, we'll explore his full name and learn some cool stuff about it, especially about Or, light. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: Peleg, plagim – Brook, stream – פלג, פלגים "Ve-haya ke-ets shatul al palgei mayim" (Psalms 1:3) – "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water" – והיה כעץ שתול על פלגי מים Ha-peleg ha-matoon – The moderate stream – הפלג המתון Or, orot – Light – אור, אורות "Ha-or shelcha me'ir, adayin zoher" – Your light, me'ir, is still shining- האור שלך, מאיר, עדיין זוהר Ha-ner shelcha, Meir, adayin bo'er- Your candle, Meir, is still burning – הנר שלך, מאיר, עדיין זוהר Le'ha'ir – To light – להאיר "Et chadar ha-ambatia, moomlatz le'hair be-menorat tikra" – "It is advisable to illuminate the bathroom with a ceiling lamp." – את חדר האמבטיה מומלץ להאיר במנורת תקרה "Chalon echad haya mu'ar" – One window was lit – חלון אחד היה מואר Hu choshev she-hu mu'ar – He thinks he's enlightened – הוא חושב שהוא מואר Lehadlik et ha-or – To turn on the light – להדליק את האור Ata yachol lehadlik et ha'or? – Could you turn on the light? – אתה יכול להדליק את האור Tadlik, tadliki, tadliku – Turn on the light (imperative) – תדליק, תדליקי, תדליקו את האור Lechabot et ha-or – To turn off the light – לכבות את האור Techabeh, techabi, techabu et ha-or – Turn off the light (imperative) – תכבה, תכבי, תכבו את האור Hu mechabe et ha-or – He turns off the light – הוא מכבה את האור Lekabel or yarok – To get the green light – לקבל אור ירוק Hotsaa la'or – Publishing house – הוצאה לאור Lehotsi la'or sefer – To publish a book – להוציא לאור ספר Motsi la-or – Publisher – מוציא לאור Oru einav – His eyes lit up, he was glad – אורו עיניו   Playlist and Clips: Diane Kaplan – Al Palgei Mayim King James Bible – Psalm 1 Psalm 1 – Automated machine reading (Italian) Ehud Banai – Blues Kna'ani (lyrics) Leha'ir – To light Shlomo Artsi – Leyad Ha-bayit she-garti bo (lyrics) Sarit Haddad – Shir Eres (lyrics) Aviv Geffen – Or Ha-yare'ach (lyrics)

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