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May 27, 2011

how to say "to compose" in Hebrew...

לְחַבֵּר, לְהַלְחִין
 
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My roommates and I put together a Hebrew cover version of U2's smash hit from the 90's, "One."

The slide show is nice. My voice is the one that's off key (ten years ago such a thing wouldn't happen - not sure what went wrong).


It's a bit amateurish, but we had fun, and I hope you enjoy it as well.

To view the piece and to check out the Hebrew lyrics, visit ulpan.com/u2



The Hebrew word for to compose something in writing is לְחַבֵּר
(leh-khah-BEHR). It's an active-intensive פיעל (pee-EL) verb. 


The word for to compose a melody is לְהַלְחִין
(leh-hahl-KHEEN). It's an active-causative הפעיל (heef-EEL) verb.

Likewise, the composer of a musical piece is called a מַלְחִין 
(mahl-KHEEN), while the melody of a song is called its לַחַן
(LAH-khahn).

שבת שלום וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom and a pleasant weekend to all!
 
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