#130 Streetwise Hebrew in Seventh Heaven

Streetwise Hebrew surpassed 700,000 downloads, and Guy thinks this is a great reason to talk about the root of number seven in Hebrew – שבע – and get to learn its other meanings.

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New Words and Expressions:

Sheva – Seven – שבע

Sheva banot – Seven girls – שבע בנות

Shiv'ah banim – Seven boys – שבעה בנים

Shiv'ah – The traditional seven days of mourning in Judaism – שבעה

Ani holech le-shiv'ah – I'm going to a shiv'ah – אני הולך לשבעה

Yesh li shiv'ah shel aba shel haver – I have a shiv'ah for a friend's father – יש לי שבעה של אבא של חבר

Efo ha-shiva'ah? – Where is the shiv'ah? – איפה השבעה

Efo hem yoshvim shiv'ah? – Where are they siting shiv'ah? – איפה הם יושבים שבעה

Shavu'a, shavu'ot (m.) – Week, weeks – שבוע, שבועות