#97 "Amud": A Pole of Good Standing
Streetwise Hebrew
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๐๏ธ 17 February 2026
โฑ๏ธ 10 minutes
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Summary
Omed, "stands," and omed le-, "is about to," are two different things. Guy teaches usย the importantย words in this shorseh("root"), ืข.ื.ื, one of which is also a sexual term. At the end of the episode, Guy explains how you can learn Hebrew from reading tombstones at an old Tel Aviv cemetery.
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New Words and Expressions:
La'amod โ To stand โ ืืขืืื
"Ha-kol omed bamakom" โ Everything stands still โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืืงืื
Hu omed โ He is standing โ ืืื ืขืืื
Hu omed lalechet โ He's about to go โ ืืื ืขืืื ืืืืช
Hi amda linsoa le-chul โ She was about to go abroad โ ืืื ืขืืื ืื ืกืืข ืืื"ื
Aval ba-sof hi lo nas'aa โ But she didn't go in the end โ ืืื ืืกืืฃ ืืื ืื ื ืกืขื
Ani rotse lada'at eifo ani omed ba'avoda โ I want to know where I am standing at work โ ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืืขืช ืืืคื ืื ื ืขืืื ืืขืืืื
Omed lo โ He's got an erection โ ืขืืื ืื
Ha-lev sheli lo omed be-ze yoter โ My heart cannot stand this anymore โ ืืื ืฉืื ืื ืขืืื ืืื ืืืชืจ
Ani lo omed be-ze โ I can't deal with it โ ืื ื ืื ืขืืื ืืื
Ani omed al zeh โ I insist โ ืื ื ืขืืื ืขื ืื
Amida โ Standing โ ืขืืืื
Tfilat ha-amida โ The standing prayer โ ืชืคืืืช ืืขืืืืย
"Hayiti ne'emad lo pa'am um-chakeh la" โ I often used to stand and wait for her โ ืืืืชื ื ืขืื ืื ืคืขื ืืืืื ืื
Hu ne'emad leyadi โ He came and stood next to me โ ืืื ื ืขืื ืืืื
Le'amed sefer โ To lay out a book โ ืืขืื ืกืคืจ
"Bo'u nir'eh eich efshar le'amed be-ezrat ha Word et ha-daf" โ Let's see how we can lay out the page with the help of Word software โ ืืืื ื ืจืื ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืืขืื ืืขืืจืช ืืืืจื ืืช ืืืฃ
Ata batuach she-ata rotseh leha'amid et ha-aron po? โ Are you sure you want to place the closet here? โ ืืชื ืืืื ืฉืืชื ืจืืฆื ืืืขืืื ืืช ืืืจืื ืคื
Leha'amid panim โ To pretend โ ืืืขืืื ืคื ืื
Ata ma'amid oti be-matsav lo na'im โ You're putting me in an uncomfortable position โ ืืชื ืืขืืื ืืืชื ืืืฆื ืื ื ืขืื
Lehaamid mishehu ba-makom โ To put someone in their place โ ืืืขืืื ืืืฉืื ืืืงืื
Hu huamad ba-makom โ He was put in his place โ ืืื ืืืขืื ืืืงืื
Ha-shulchan hu'amad be-emtsa ha-cheder โ The table was placed in the middle of the room โ ืืฉืืืื ืืืขืื ืืืืฆืข ืืืืจ
Lehatsig et ha-mu'amadim โ To present the candidates โ ืืืฆืื ืืช ืืืืขืืืื
Emda โ Position, workstation โ ืขืืื
Mahi emdatcha legabei โ What's your position onโฆ? โ ืืื ืขืืืชื ืืืื
Emdat mafteach โ Key position โ ืขืืืช ืืคืชื
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Guy's parting monologue:
.ืื ืืืื ืื ื ืจืืฆื ืืกืคืจ ืืื ืฉืืฉืืืข ืฉืขืืจ ืืืืืชื ืขืืจืืช ืืืืช ืืขืืืื ืืจืืืคืืืืจ, ืืืช ืืงืืจืืช ืืจืืฉืื ืฉื ืชื ืืืื ื-1902, ืฉืื ืงืืืจืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืฉืื ืืคืืจืกืืื.
Today I want to tell you that last week I taught Hebrew at the oldย Trumpeldor Cemetery, the first cemetery of Tel Aviv, from 1902, where lotsย of celebrities are buried.
ืืฉ ืื ืกืืืจ ืฉื, ืฉืื ืื ืื ื ืืืืืื ืขืืจืืช ืืชืื ืืืฆืืืช. ืืฉ ืฉื ืืืืื ืืขืืจืืชย ืืฉื ื, ืืืขื ืขืืจืืช ืชื "ืืืช, ืืื ืืื ื ืงืืฆืืจืื ืืืืืืื ืืขื ืืื ืื, ืืืชืืืืืื ืืืืืื
I have a tour there where we learn tombstone Hebrew. There are words inย old Hebrew, almost biblical, and lots of interesting Hebrew acronyms, andย the students can take a photo of the tombstones and work on the texts atย home.
.ืืื ืืคืฉืจ ืื ืืืืืจ ืืช ืืื ืฉืื ืฉืืื ืืชื ืืืื ืืคื ื ืืืชืจ ืืืื ืฉื ื. ืืกืืืจย ืงืคืฆื ื ืื ืืืืื ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื ื ืืฉืคืื ืฉืื, ืื ืฉื ืกืื, ืืกืื-ืจืื ืฉืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืฉ ื ืืื.
But one can also meet the people who lived in Tel Aviv more than 100 yearsย ago. On this tour we dropped by to say hi to a few family members of mine,ย my grandpa's brother, my great grandpa, and that was nice.
.ืืฉืืืื ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืงืื ืฉื ืืืืช, ืื ืกืืืจ ืฉืืืื ืืช ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืฉืื ืืืื, ืฉืืฉืคืืขื ืื ืื ืขื ืื ืื ืฉืงืจื ืืื
For me, it's so not so much of a place of death; it's a tour that celebratesย these people's life, people who really influenced everything which happenedย here.
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Playlist and Clips:
Gali Atari โ Ha-kol Omed Ba-makom (lyrics)
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| 0:00.0 | This is TLV1. |
| 0:10.4 | Shalom. It's me Guy from Streetwise Hebrew. |
| 0:15.7 | Today's show will include one small sexual reference, so if you're not into these things |
| 0:20.6 | or have small children around |
| 0:21.9 | feel free to skip this episode or |
| 0:24.0 | listen to it later when the coast is clear |
| 0:26.4 | if you are subscribed to the podcast |
| 0:28.4 | and listen through a podcast app |
| 0:30.2 | you'll find a list of the new words |
| 0:32.2 | in the show notes of each episode |
| 0:34.0 | if not head over to tlv1.fm |
| 0:37.0 | slash streetwise Hebrew and click on today's show. Today we'll talk about the shorres to stand |
| 0:55.0 | All right |
| 0:56.0 | Everything is |
| 0:59.0 | still |
| 1:00.0 | Amad Ayn |
| 1:01.0 | M. Dallet |
| 1:02.0 | He stood. |
| 1:03.0 | So, |
| 1:04.0 | La Amod to stand. |
| 1:06.0 | Thanks listener Barbara Aronson |
| 1:08.0 | for the idea. |
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