Streetwise Hebrew

Israelis are obsessed with their head, rosh, in Hebrew. There are so many words and expressions with rosh, and today we talk about a few of them. Have a listen and find out what ‘rosh gadol’ and ‘rosh katan’ mean. Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon   New Words and Expressions: “Al tefached lihyot rosh gadol” – Don’t be afraid to be “rosh gadol” – אל תפחד להיות ראש גדול “Rosh gadol ze davar she-matzil chayim, rosh katan ze davar she-mesaken chaim”. – Rosh gadol is something that saves lives, rosh katan is something that risks lives – ראש גדול זה דבר שמציל חיים, ראש קטן זה דבר שמְסכן חיים  Lesaken – To risk, endanger – לסכן Lehagdil rosh – To be rosh gadol – להגדיל ראש Lehaktin rosh – To be rosh katan – להקטין ראש Rosh ha-shana – Jewish New Year – ראש השנה Rashi – Main – ראשי Rehov rashi – Main street – רחוב ראשי Reshit – Beginning – ראשית Be-reshit – In the beginning – בראשית Be-reshit bara elohim et ha-shamayim ve et ha-aretz – And in the beginning God created the heavens and the earth – בראשית ברא אלוהים