Today, I'll explain the name of one of the largest institutions in the Jewish and Israeli world:
👉 קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד – Keren HaYesod
This could be literally translated as:
👉 the foundation's fund
The word קֶרֶן is very rich in Hebrew.
It can mean:
👉 קֶרֶן – horn
👉 קֶרֶן שֶׁמֶשׁ – ray of sunshine
👉 קֶרֶן – fund, financial foundation
For example :
👉 קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה – pension fund
👉 קֶרן הַשְׁקָעוֹת – investment fund
And the word:
👉 יְסוֹד – foundation, base
As in:
👉 בִּנְיָן – the foundations of a building
The same word family is found in:
👉 מוֹסָד – institution, establishment
קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד was created in 1920 by the Zionist movement, well before the establishment of the State of Israel.
Its purpose was to finance the future national institutions of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel.
On the sign we can read:
👉
👉 הַקֶרן
= the national fund for the construction of the Land of Israel
👩
= and the financial institution central
👩
= of the world Zionist movement
A simple Hebrew name can tell a whole story: language, money, nation building and Zionism.
And of course, if you had taken Hebrew lessons, you would hardly have needed all of this. Today, I'm going to explain the name of one of the largest institutions in the Jewish and Israeli world:
👉 קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד – Keren HaYesod
This could be literally translated as:
👉 the foundation's fund
The word קֶרֶן is very rich in Hebrew.
It can mean:
👉 קֶרֶן – horn
👉 קֶרֶן שֶׁמֶשׁ – ray of sunshine
👉 קֶרֶן – fund, financial foundation
For example :
👉 קֶרֶן פֶּנְסִיָּה – pension fund
👉 קֶרן הַשְׁקָעוֹת – investment fund
And the word:
👉 יְסוֹד – foundation, base
As in:
👉 בִּנְיָן – the foundations of a building
The same word family is found in:
👉 מוֹסָד – institution, establishment
קֶרֶן הַיְסוֹד was created in 1920 by the Zionist movement, well before the establishment of the State of Israel.
Its purpose was to finance the future national institutions of the Jewish people in the Land of Israel.
On the sign we can read:
👉
👉 הַקֶרן
= the national fund for the construction of the Land of Israel
👩
= and the financial institution central
👉 שֶׁל הַתְּנוּעָה הַצִּיּוֹנִית הָעוֹלָמִית
= of the world Zionist movement
A single name in Hebrew can tell a whole story: language, money, nation-building, and Zionism.
And of course, if you had taken Hebrew lessons, you would har