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ירושלים של זהב
Yerushalayim Shel Zahav
Jerusalem of Gold · Shuli Natan, 1967
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Explore biographyNaomi Shemer, known as the "First Lady of Israeli Song," composed this masterpiece in 1967. It became an unofficial second anthem, capturing the deep longing of the Jewish people for their eternal city.
Songs word in daily life
בְּשַׁבָּת הָ●●● שְׁקֵטָה מְאוֹד.
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זָהָב
zahav
gold
קָנִיתִי לְאִמָּא שַׁרְשֶׁרֶת זָהָב לְיוֹם הַהוּלֶדֶת.
Kaniti le'ima sharsheret zahav leyom hahuledet.
I bought Mom a gold necklace for her birthday.
הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שׁוֹקַעַת וְהַיָּם נִרְאֶה כְּמוֹ זָהָב.
Hashemesh shoka'at vehayam nir'e kmo zahav.
The sun is setting and the sea looks like gold.
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