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Shalom friends,
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The holidays are over and it is time to discuss more daily and less sacred subjects. And what would be more appropriate than "man's best friend" - the dog!
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(kelev, dog) is mentioned 33 times in the |
bible. In most cases it refers to Kalev ben Yefune
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- one of the twelve scouts who were sent |
by Moses to report on Erets Cna'an. The other cases refer to dogs.
Interestingly, animals in general, and dogs in particular, "speak" different languages across the globe. For
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mates would answer "ruf ruf".
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In this issue, we'll meet some proverbs related to dogs, Hebrew commands to dogs, the conjugation of the verb "bark" and names given to well known Israeli dogs.
Lehitra'ot!
See you!
The Hebrew Online Team.
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Transliteration: kelev nove'ax lo noshex.
Translation: A barking dog won't bite.
Meaning: Loud-spoken threats often not become real.
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Transliteration: po kavur hakelev.
Translation: Here the dog is buried.
Meaning: This is the real explanation to an issue.
Related song: During the seventies, a funny band of seven talented musicians called
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a comic song titled "po kavur hakelev". You may listen to song here and read its words here.
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| Hebrew Dog Grammar - Bark |
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Pronoun
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'enbax
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novaxat (f) nove'ax (m)
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navaxti
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Ani - I |
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tinbax
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nove'ax
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navaxta
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Ata - You (s,m) |
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tinbexi
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novaxat
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navaxt
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At - You (s,f) |
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yinbax
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nove'ax
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navax
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Hu - He |
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tinbax
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novaxat
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navxa
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He - She |
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ninbax
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novxot (f) novxim (m)
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navaxnu
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Anaxnu - We |
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tinbexu
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novxim
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navaxtem
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Atem - You (pl,m) |
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tinbexu
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novxot
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navaxten
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Aten - You (pl,f) |
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novxim
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navxu
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Hem - They (pl,m) |
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yinbexu
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novxot
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navxu
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Hen - They (pl,f) |
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Translation: shev! (m), shvi! (f)
Meaning: Sit!
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Translation: 'artsa!
Meaning: To the ground!
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Translation: ragli!
Meaning: Heel! (Literally: to my foot!)
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For more commands translated to Hebrew (and other languages) you may click here.
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| Weekly Hebrew Word Search |
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See if you can find all of the dog-related words in the puzzle below:
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'Azit
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Female
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Meaning:
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Valor, courage, strength
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Reference:
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"Azit – the parachutist dog" is a fictional dog character from a series of books written by the former Israeli Chief-of-Staff - Motta Gur. This well-trained dog helped the IDF in various courageous missions. The books were very popular and were followed by a movie.
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Male
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"'Aye Pluto" (Where is Pluto) is a classic children book written by Lea Goldberg in 1957 and is still very popular. The book tells in beautiful rhymes a story about the dog Pluto from Kibuts Megido, who runs away, experiences few adventures in the Kibuts, and eventually comes back home.
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Book's first lines:
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Pluto's a puppy from Kibuts Megido,
He has everything: soup and bone.
It's good and nice, but actually,
He's "sick" of simply sitting alone.
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