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Sep 9
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#90 Safety, Security, and a Bit of Self-...

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In Hebrew, בטח or בטוח – “sure” or “for sure” – are words we hear a lot on the Israeli streets, so we need to know how to use them properly. Guy does some excavation work so we can see where this root, בטח comes from.

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New Words and Expressions:

“Israel betach be-elokim” – People of Israel have faith in God – ישראל בטח באלוקים

Livto’ach be-mishehu – To trust in someone – לבטוח במישהו

Batu’ach – Safe, secure – בטוח

Ani margish batu’ach – I feel safe – אני מרגיש בטוח

Batu’ach – For sure, sure thing – בטוח

Betach she-agi’a – Sure I’ll come – בטח שאגיע

Bitu’ach – Insurance – ביטוח

Levate’ach – To insure – לבטח

Polisat bitu’ach – Insurance policy – פוליסת ביטוח

Bitu’ach leumi – Social security – ביטוח לאומי

“Bi-mdinat Israel kol talmid mevutach be-polisa shenikret polisat talmidim” – In the state of Israel every student is insured with a policy called student insurance policy – במדינת ישראל כל תלמיד מבוטח בפוליסה שנקראת פוליסת תלמידים

“Hivtachtem yona, aleh shel zayit, hivtachtem shalom ba-bayit” – You promised a dove, an olive leaf, you promised peace at home – הבטחתם יונה, עלה של זית, הבטחתם שלום בבית

Lehavti’ach – To promise – להבטיח

Havtachot tsarich lekayem – One needs to keep promises – הבטחות צריך לקיים

Bitachon – Security – ביטחון

Ish bitachon – Security person – איש ביטחון

Bitachon atsmi – Self confidence – ביטחון עצמי

“Eich lechazek et ha-bitachon ha-atzmi” – How to strengthen self confidence – איך לחזק את הביטחון העצמי

Misrad habitachon – Ministry of defence – משרד הביטחון

Sherut ha-bitachon ha-klali – The Israeli internal security service – שירות הביטחון הכללי, שב”כ

Betichoot – Safety – בטיחות

Daf hanchayot ha-betichoot – The safety information card – דף הנחיות הבטיחות

Betichoot ba-drachim – Road safety – בטיחות בדרכים

Hagorat betichoot – Safety belt – חגורת בטיחות

 

Playlist and Clips:

Kobi Peretz & Of Simches – Israel (lyrics)

Regev Hod – Margish Batu’ach (lyrics)

Mosh Ben-Ari – Betach She-Avo (lyrics)

Insurance ad

Bituach talmidim – Students insurance

Lahakat Hel Hinuch – Horef 73 (lyrics)

Bitachon atsmi – Self confidence

Up airline – Safety instructions clip

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