C1

Biblical Hebrew in Modern Usage

מילים מהמקרא

About this concept

Biblical expressions in daily Hebrew: biblical idioms, verb forms (ויהי, ויאמר), archaic vocabulary preserved in set phrases and literature.

In Settemila Lingue, this concept generates a practice deck of ~40 cards at level C1.

Examples

ויהי אור.And there was light. (Genesis)
עין תחת עיןan eye for an eye
כל הכבודall honor/well done (from liturgy)
מים גנובים ימתקוstolen waters are sweet (Proverbs)

Prerequisite

High Register HebrewC1

More C1 concepts

High Register Hebrewשפה גבוההComplex Verb Patternsבניינים מורכביםLegal and Bureaucratic Languageשפה משפטיתAcademic and Journalistic Registerרישום אקדמי ועיתונאיAdvanced Word Formationגזירת מילים מתקדמת

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