#445 It's a Serious Leak

#445 It's a Serious Leak

From Streetwise Hebrew by TLV1 Studios

December 16, 2025 · 7 min · Episode 445

About this episode

This episode explores the Hebrew root דלפ related to leaks, including various expressions and their meanings.

From leaking documents to a leaky faucet at home, the root דלפ is an interesting one, and from which we get the Hebrew word for whistleblower. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon New Words and Expressions: Ha-mazgan dolef – The air conditioning unit is leaking – המזגן דולף Tsinor dolef – Leaking pipe – צינור דולף Dlifa – Leaking – דליפה "Yesh lanoo dlifa ba-mazgan" – We have a leak in our AC unit – יש לנו דליפה במזגן "Yesh lanoo dlifa me-hatikra'" – We have a leak from our ceiling – יש לנו דליפה מהתקרה Dlifat gaz – Gas leak – דליפת גז Dlifot neft – Oil spills – דליפות נפט Dalaf tik mismachim – A dossier was leaked – דלף תיק מסמכים Ha-meida dalaf – The information leaked – המידע דלף Eich dalaf ha-meida? – How did the information leak? – איך דלף המידע Dlifat meida – Information leak – דליפת מידע Mi hidlif et ha-meida? – Who leaked the info? – מי הדליף את המידע Hu hidlif mismachim – He leaked documents – הוא הדליף מסמכים Hi hidlifa mismachim – She leaked documents – היא הדליפה מסמכים Hadlafat meida – Information leak – הדלפת מידע Madlif – Leaker, whistleblower – מדליף, מדליפה Mi ha-madlif/a? – Who is the leaker? – מי המדליף Ha-sirton hudlaf – The video was leaked – הסרטון הודלף…

Topics covered

  • Hebrew language
  • leaks
  • whistleblowers
  • document leaks
  • home maintenance
  • air conditioning

Keywords

  • leak
  • whistleblower
  • Hebrew expressions
  • air conditioning
  • document leak
  • gas leak
  • oil spill

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: TLV1 Studios

Books & works: Shalechet, Dlifat gaz, Dlifat neft, Neft, politika ve-goofot

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