#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. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   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 Shavu'ah tov – Have a good week – שבוע טוב She-yihye lecha / lach shavu'ah tov – May you have a good week – שיהיה לך שבוע טוב Shvu'ayim -Two weeks – שבועיים Shvu'ah ha-sefer – Book week (book fair) – שבוע הספר Sof Shavu'ah – Weekend – סופשבוע Shvu'ah ha-avoda – Work week – שבוע העבודה "Shavu'ah-Shavu'ah" – One week at the army base, one week at home – שבוע שבוע Ani nishba lach – I swear to you – אני נשבע לך Shvu'ah – Oath – שבועה Lehishava – Swear – להישבע lehashbi'ah – To swear someone in – להשביע Hashba'ah – Swearing in ceremony – השבעה Save'ah – Full (Had enough food) – שבע Lisbo'ah – To become full after eating – לשבוע   Playlist and Clips: Oshik Levy – Ze Mi-kvar (lyrics) Efraiym Di Zahav – Shavu'ah tov (lyrics) Ariel Zilber – Shvu'ayim be-ir zara (lyrics) Moshe Peretz – Nishba Lach (lyrics) Ep. no. 96 about may you have HEB Ep. no. 302 about condolences HEB