#116 Get Up Close and Personal with Your Hebrew
Streetwise Hebrew
TLV1 Studios
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๐๏ธ 26 May 2026
โฑ๏ธ 10 minutes
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Summary
As soon as you get close to the root ืงืจื you realize there's much to learn: From family members, to boxing matches, to intestines. Guy helps to make sense of it all, including how it relates to the Aussie TV show "Home and Away."
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New Words and Expressions:
Karov, krova, krovim, krovot โ Close โ ืงืจืื, ืงืจืืื, ืงืจืืืื, ืงืจืืืืช
"Nachon at krova" โ It's true, you're close โ ื ืืื, ืืช ืงืจืืื
Krov mishpacha โ Relative โ ืงืจืื ืืฉืคืื
Krovei mishpacha โ Relatives โ ืงืจืืื ืืฉืคืื
Hu karov sheli โ He's my relative โ ืืื ืงืจืื ืฉืื
Kirvat dam โ Blood relation โ ืงืจืืช ืื
Karov rachok โ Distant relative โ ืงืจืื ืจืืืง
Be-karov โ Soon โ ืืงืจืื
Mi-karov โ Closely โ ืืงืจืื
Lekarev โ To bring closer โ ืืงืจื
"Ata yachol lekarev et ha-salat ktsat?" โ Can you move the salad a bit closer? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืืงืจื ืืช ืืกืื ืงืฆืช
Mekoravim โ Entourage, associates โ ืืงืืจืืื
Lehitkarev โ To come near โ ืืืชืงืจื
Hitkarvut โ Rapprochement โ ืืชืงืจืืืช
Lehakriv โ To sacrifice โ ืืืงืจืื
Korban โ Sacrifice โ ืงืืจืื
Lehitkarben โ To behave as if you're a victim โ ืืืชืงืจืื
Hitkarbenut โ Behaving as if you're a victim โ ืืชืงืจืื ืืช
"Ha-korban ha-ultimativi hu adam she-makriv et atsmo lema'an acherim" โ The ultimate sacrifice is someone who gives himself up for the sake of others โ ืืงืืจืื ืืืืืืืืืืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืงืจืื ืืช ืขืฆืื ืืืขื ืืืจืื
Hakrava โ Self sacrifice โ ืืงืจืื
Krav โ Battle โ ืงืจื
Krav igruf โ Boxing match โ ืงืจื ืืืืจืืฃ
Sde krav โ Battlefield โ ืฉืื ืงืจื
Krav maga โ Israeli self defence technique โ ืงืจื ืืืข
Du krav โ Duel โ ืื-ืงืจื
"Hem hayu chayalim kraviyim" โ They were combat soldiers โ ืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืงืจืืืื
Sherut kravi โ Combat service โ ืฉืืจืืช ืงืจืื
Jobnik โ Soldier who works in an office โ ื'ืืื ืืง
Be-kerev โ Among โ ืืงืจื
Toda mi-kerev lev โ Thanks from the bottom of my heart โ ืชืืื ืืงืจื ืื
Kravayim โ Intestines โ ืงืจืืืื
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Playlist and Clips:
Daniel Salomon โ Ahava (lyrics)
Noa Ben-Hagai โ Kirvat Dam Documentary
Assaf Amdursky โ Yakirati (lyrics)
Arik Einstein โ Sus Etz (lyrics)
Riki Kitaro โ Al Tihyu Korban
Efrat Gosh โ Krav Igruf (lyrics)
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is TLB1. |
| 0:10.5 | Shalom. It's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew. |
| 0:16.2 | Stephen Wiliamovsky asked me to talk about Kuf, Resh, Bet, Karov,, close, and it's family. Ahla, Raion, Stiven, Todankhe. Nachon, Krova, and noth, shh, you're metragashth. Nachon, it's true, your close, feminine form. So Karov is close, adjective, Krova it's true your close feminine form so kharov is close adjective krova feminine |
| 0:41.3 | krovim plural kovot plural feminine it's also a family relative noun so who kharov shali |
| 0:49.5 | he's my relative the real noun is krov mishpacha familyacha, family relative, Smihut, compound noun, |
| 0:56.2 | but we can just say |
| 0:57.3 | Kharov, that's fine as well. |
| 0:58.9 | He was aloof, Meshaw, and I |
| 1:00.8 | show him, if he can't |
| 1:02.2 | help me, to find him, |
| 1:05.1 | and I'm asking him, |
| 1:08.6 | if he can help me, |
| 1:12.7 | to find out of krovey the mishpacha shem to find our family relatives in Nablus. |
| 1:20.0 | This is the voice of Krovat Mishpacha Sheli, relative of mine, |
| 1:24.3 | Noah Ben Hagi, a documentary filmmaker. |
| 1:27.6 | And this is taken from her documentary film called Kirvat Dam. |
| 1:31.4 | And she went to find her grandma's sister in the West Bank. |
| 1:35.1 | In 1943, her grandmother's sister disappeared suddenly. |
| 1:39.0 | She was a Jewish girl, fell in love with a Palestinian guy, |
| 1:42.0 | and nobody spoke about her in the family. |
| 1:44.7 | I recommend to watch Noah's film. |
| 1:46.5 | She basically tracked her down. |
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