SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES
Matching
In one column, list out all the previously mentioned Hebrew words (i.e., תפוח). In another column, list out all of the English translations (i.e., apple). Prior to seeing the breakdown of the aforementioned words, play a matching game. Did they know to match “golden” and “apple” together to form “orange?” How did they come to form the words that they did?
Future Inventions
Provide everyone with a list of fake, futuristic inventions that don't yet have a name (for example, a combination of toothbrush and floss, computer with a built-in printer, a watch that makes video calls, etc.). Have each participant use any Hebrew combination of words to create a name for this new invention. Following a presentation of their ideas, enjoy the discussion!
Take a look at any selection of Biblical passages in both Hebrew and English. If you were Eliezer Ben Yehuda, and there was no Hebrew word for many modern items (i.e., computer or telephone or automobile), how would you use these passages to create a new Hebrew word?
What words do we use in everyday English that draw upon Hebrew or Yiddish? Did you know the word shrek is Yiddish for “fear”?