כרוניקה
“כרוניקה” (кроника) — a chronicle in Hebrew. Noun, level B1. Both the old chronicle and the news chronicle in the papers. The ancient records are also called divrei ha-yamim — literally the deeds of the days. In a live sentence: “בכרוניקה של העיר כתוב על השריפה הגדולה.” — In the chronicle of the city it is written about a big fire. Written with the characters כ, ר, ו, נ, י, ק, ה. A word from the everyday Hebrew course, level B1.
In short
| Written in Hebrew | כרוניקה |
| Read in Latin letters | кроника |
| Translation | a chronicle |
| Part of speech | noun |
| Level | B1 |
Why it looks that way
Both the old chronicle and the news chronicle in the papers. The ancient records are also called divrei ha-yamim — literally the deeds of the days
A word with a story stays in memory longer than one learned as a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.
In a live sentence
A single word almost never appears alone in conversation. A sentence shows where it fits and what stands next to it.
- בכרוניקה של העיר כתוב על השריפה הגדולה.ба-кроника шель ха-ир катув аль ха-срифа ха-гдола.In the chronicle of the city it is written about a big fire.
How not to forget this word
Reading a word and remembering it are different jobs. A day later, little survives of a single reading — and that is not bad memory, that is how memory works.
- This has been tested on foreign words too. The difference shows up most when you test yourself a few days later rather than straight away.checked many timesKim & Webb, 2022, Language Learning 72(2) · 48 experiments, 3,411 participants, 98 comparisons.
- Recalling beats re-reading. Covering the translation and trying to remember it does more than reading it ten more times.checked many timesAdesope, Trevisan & Sundararajan, 2017, Review of Educational Research 87(3) · 188 experiments, 272 comparisons. g = 0.61; against plain re-reading 0.51, against passive review 0.93.
- An answer you worked out yourself sticks better than one handed to you.checked many timesBertsch et al., 2007, Memory & Cognition 35(2) · 86 studies, 445 comparisons, d = 0.40.
Frequently asked
How do you say “a chronicle” in Hebrew?
«כרוניקה», read “кроника”. In a live sentence: “בכרוניקה של העיר כתוב על השריפה הגדולה.” — In the chronicle of the city it is written about a big fire. Noun, level B1; written with the characters כ, ר, ו, נ, י, ק, ה.
How is “כרוניקה” written in Latin letters?
кроника. This is a practical spelling — you need it to read aloud and be understood, not to meet an academic standard.
Why does this word look the way it does?
Both the old chronicle and the news chronicle in the papers. The ancient records are also called divrei ha-yamim — literally the deeds of the days. A word with a story stays in memory longer than a “spelling — translation” pair: memory holds on to meaning, not to a string.