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#124 Are You Playing By The Rules?

#124 Are You Playing By The Rules?18 aug10 min

Are you playing by the כללים? A כלל is a rule or regulation, and it's a great Hebrew root to tackle together. Guy takes us through all the rules, regulations, generalizations, and exceptions.

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New Words and Expressions:

Klal, klalim – Rule, rules – כלל, כללים

Klalim le-chatsiyat kvish – Rules for crossing the street – כללים לחציית כביש

"Ve-ha-ikar, lo lefahed klal" – And the main thing is not to be afraid at all – והעיקר, לא לפחד כלל

Be-derekh klal – Usually, in general – בדרך כלל, בד"כ

Yotseh min ha-klal – Extraordinary, exceptional – יוצא מן הכלל

Bli yotse min ha-klal – Without exception – בלי יוצא מן הכלל

Hu kalal – He included – הוא כלל

Likhlol – To include – לכלול

"Heskem gerushin tsarich likhlol" – A divorce agreement should include – הסכם גירושין צריך לכלול