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December 2, 2025 8 mins

Lior Peleg, our beloved editor and technical producer, is leaving us. As a tribute to him, we'll explore his full name and learn some cool stuff about it, especially about Or, light.

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New Words and Expressions:

Peleg, plagim – Brook, stream – פלג, פלגים

"Ve-haya ke-ets shatul al palgei mayim" (Psalms 1:3) – "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water" – והיה כעץ שתול על פלגי מים

Ha-peleg ha-matoon – The moderate stream – הפלג המתון

Or, orot – Light – אור, אורות

"Ha-or shelcha me'ir, adayin zoher" – Your light, me'ir, is still shining- האור שלך, מאיר, עדיין זוהר

Ha-ner shelcha, Meir, adayin bo'er- Your candle, Meir, is still burning – הנר שלך, מאיר, עדיין זוהר

Le'ha'ir – To light – להאיר

"Et chadar ha-ambatia, moomlatz le'hair be-menorat tikra" – "It is advisable to illuminate the bathroom with a ceiling lamp." – את חדר האמבטיה מומלץ להאיר במנורת תקרה

"Chalon echad haya mu'ar" – One window was lit – חלון אחד היה מואר

Hu choshev she-hu mu'ar – He thinks he's enlightened – הוא חושב שהוא מואר

Lehadlik et ha-or – To turn on the light – להדליק את האור

Ata yachol lehadlik et ha'or? – Could you turn on the light? – אתה יכול להדליק את האור

Tadlik, tadliki, tadliku – Turn on the light (imperative) – תדליק, תדליקי, תדליקו את האור

Lechabot et ha-or – To turn off the light – לכבות את האור

Techabeh, techabi, techabu et ha-or – Turn off the light (imperative) – תכבה, תכבי, תכבו את האור

Hu mechabe et ha-or – He turns off the light – הוא מכבה את האור

Lekabel or yarok – To get the green light – לקבל אור ירוק

Hotsaa la'or – Publishing house – הוצאה לאור

Lehotsi la'or sefer – To publish a book – להוציא לאור ספר

Motsi la-or – Publisher – מוציא לאור

Oru einav – His eyes lit up, he was glad – אורו עיניו

 

Playlist and Clips:

Diane Kaplan – Al Palgei Mayim

King James Bible – Psalm 1

Psalm 1 – Automated machine reading (Italian)

Ehud Banai – Blues Kna'ani (lyrics)

Leha'ir – To light

Shlomo Artsi – Leyad Ha-bayit she-garti bo (lyrics)

Sarit Haddad – Shir Eres (lyrics)

Aviv Geffen – Or Ha-yare'ach (lyrics)

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