About this episode
Guy explains the Hebrew word for expulsion and its various uses and meanings.
The Hebrew word גירוש means expulsion and deportation, but the most commonly used word we get from this root is entirely different. Guy explains. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Legaresh – To expel, to deport – לגרש Gerush – Expulsion, deportation – גירוש "Mishpacha she-higiah le-loov achrei gerush sfarad" – A family which arrived to Lybia after the expulsion of the Jews from Spain – משפחה שהגיעה ללוב אחרי גירוש ספרד Gerush sfarad – The expulsion of the Jews from Spain – גירוש ספרד Gerush shedim – Exorcism – גירוש שדים "Gershu et ha-mishpacha sheli" – My family was expelled – גירשו את המשפחה שלי "Shir megaresh et ha-hoshech ba-laila" – A song expels the darkness at night – שיר מגרש את החושך בלילה "Le-yehudim she-hem tse'etsa'im shel megorshei sfarad, kal yachasit lehotsi oto" – For Jews who are descendants of the deportees from Spain, it's relatively easy to issue it – ליהודים שהם צאצאים של מגורשי ספרד, קל יחסית להוציא אותו Megorash – Deportee – מגורש Megorshei sfarad – The Jews expelled from Spain – מגורשי ספרד "Ha-horim sheli hitgarshu" – My parents got divorced – ההורים שלי התגרשו Lehitgaresh – To get divorced – להתגרש Gerooshin/gerooshim – A…
People in this episode
Host: Guy
Topics covered
- Hebrew language
- expulsion
- deportation
- exorcism
- Jewish history
Keywords
- גירוש
- expulsion
- deportation
- Gerush Sfarad
- exorcism
- Hebrew expressions
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: TLV1 Studios
Books & works: Shir Megaresh
Places: Lybia
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