The Middle East is a place where people swear "on the honor of their mom" without thinking too much. Guy teaches us all the uses of the Hebrew word כבוד – "honor" – right from the Prime Minister's official title to what you jot on the front of an envelope.

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New Words and Expressions:

Kavod – Respect, honor – כבוד

Kol ha-kavod – Well done – כל הכבוד

Kol ha-kavod lecha/lach – Kudos to you – כל הכבוד לך

"Kvodo shachach levarech" – You (formal) forgot to say the prayer – כבודו שכח לברך

"Ze kavod gadol she-" – It's a great honor that… – זה כבוד גדול ש

Ani mitkabed lehazmin – I am honored to invite – אני מתכבד להזמין

"Ha-rishon she-hevin et godel ha-eru'a" – The first to understand the magnitude of what happened – הראשון שהבין את גודל האירוע

Kvod Rosh memshelet Israel – His Excellency, the Prime Minister of Israel – כבוד ראש ממשלת ישראל

Kvod ha-shofetet – Your Honor (to a female judge) – כבוד השופטת

Kvod nesi ha-medina – His Excellency the President – כבוד נשיא המדינה

Titkabed, titkabdi, titkabdu – Help yourself – תתכבד, תתכבדי, תתכבדו

Kibood – Refreshment – כיבוד

Mis'hakei kavod – Ego games – משחקי כבוד

Ani nishba ba-kavod sheli – I swear on my honor – אני נשבע בכבוד שלי

Sharaf (Arabic) – Honor – שרפ – شَرُفَ

Be-kha-vod – I'd be honored, Gladly – בכבוד

Likhvod – For (formal) – לכבוד

Likhvodekh – For you (formal) – לכבודך

Nikiti et ha-bayit likhvodkha – I cleaned the house for you – ניקיתי את הבית לכבודך

Playlist and Clips:

Yehoram Ga'on – Kol Ha-kavod (lyrics)

David Broza – Tio Alberto (lyrics)

Hagiga Ba-snooker

Netanyahu – Ceremony

Ariel Israelov & Idan Baranes – Mishakim shel Kavod

Avi Biter – Ba-kavod sheli (lyrics)

Roulla Saad – Bisharafak

Gazoz – Likhvod ha-kayits (lyrics)

Shlishiyat Gesher Ha-Yarkon – Likhvodekh (lyrics)

The word for "support" – תמיכה – is used widely in Hebrew, mainly in the context of tech support. The verb is לתמוך. Guy has a special message at the end of the show related to this. Curious? Have a listen and click below.

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New Words and Expressions:

Hu tamach – He supported – הוא תמך

Litmoch be-mishehu/be-mashehu – To support someone or something – לתמוך במישהו/במשהו

"Hu dei tamach ba-proyekt" – He kinda supported the project – הוא די תמך בפרוייקט

"Be'otam mikrim she-hadafdefan lo tomech be JavaScript" – In those cases where the browser does not support JavaScript – באותם מקרים שהדפדפן לא תומך בג'אווה סקריפט

Ha-tomech – The support person – התומך

Tmicha – Support – תמיכה

Hem natu lo tmicha – They supported him – הם נתנו לו תמיכה

"Tmicha mishpachtit" (Archaic) – Family support/allowance – תמיכה משפחתית

Titkasher la-tmicha – Call support – תתקשר לתמיכה

Tmicha kaspit – Financial support – תמיכה כספית

Tmicha me-rachok – Remote support – תמיכה מרחוק

Tmicha nafshit – Mental support – תמיכה נפשית

Tmicha rigshit – Emotional support – תמיכה רגשית

Kvutsat tmicha – A support group – קבוצת תמיכה

"Plus tmicha" – Plus support – פלוס תמיכה

Nitmach – Supported – נתמך

Lehitamech – To be supported – להיתמך

Playlist and Clips:

Corinne Alal – Ha-taasiya Ha-abirit (lyrics)

Tomech be-Java Script

Lahakat Ha-nachal – Dina Barzilai (lyrics)

Ep. no. 94HEB about Tmicha technit, technical support

Oftentimes, Israelis mix up the Hebrew words משכיר and שוכר. It's the difference between "renting" an apartment and "renting out" an apartment. It's a common mistake that you don't have to make! Guy explains.

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New Words and Expressions:

Liskor dira – To rent an apartment – לשכור

Baal/ba'alat ha-bayit – Landlord, landlady – בעל / בעלת הבית

Ani socher / socheret dira – I rent an apartment – אני שוכר / שוכרת דירה

Ha-socher / ha-socheret – The tenant, the renter – השוכר / השוכרת

S'char dira – The rent – שכר דירה, שכ"ד

Schar dira gavoha / schar dira namooch – High rent, low rent – שכר דירה גבוה, שכר דירה נמוך

Hi gara be-dira schoora – She lives in a rental apartment – היא גרה בדירה שכורה

Rechev sachoor – Rented car – רכב שכור

Hi gara be-schiroot / hu gar be-schiroot – They live in a rented place – היא גרה בשכירות /הוא גר בשכירות

Lehaskir – To rent out – להשכיר

Hu maskir dira – He rents out an apartment – הוא משכיר דירה

Hi maskira dira – She rents out an apartment – היא משכירה דירה

Dira Lehaskir – An apartment to let – דירה להשכיר

Dirot le-haskara – Apartments for rent – דירות להשכרה

Zeh le-haskara? – Is it for rent? – זה להשכרה

Haskarat dirot – Leasing of apartments – השכרת דירות

Haskarat rechev – Car rental – השכרת רכב

Hevra le-haskarat rechev – Car rental company – חברה להשכרת רכב

Ha-maskir – The lessor – המשכיר

Playlist and Clips:

Peer Tasi – Derech Ha-shalom (lyrics)

Leah Goldberg – Dira Lehaskir

Yad-2 commercial – Dirot le-haskara

Yad-2 commercial

Ep. no. 425 HEB about real estate agents