The word ืืฉืืช means to sit, and thereโs a plethora of uses for this verb in Hebrew. Weโll be talking about jails and cafes, dog trainers, Ottoman Jews, and restaurant hosts, all in the same episode! Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon ย New Words and Expressions: Yoshev โ Sitting โ ืืืฉื Yoshev al ha-gader โ Sitting on the fence โ ืืืฉื ืขื ืืืืจ Yoshev alai bool โ It fits me perfectly โ ืืืฉื ืขืืื ืืื Ze yoshev aleicha/alayich bool โ It fits you perfectly โ ืืืฉื ืขืืื/ืขืืืื ืืื Eich ze yoshev alai? โ How does it look? โ ืืื ืื ืืืฉื ืขืืื Lo yodea, ze lo yoshev alai tov โ I donโt know, it doesnโt fit โ ืื ืืืืข, ืื ืื ืืืฉื ืขืืื ืืื Efo atem yoshvim? โ Where are you located? โ ืืืคื ืืชื ืืืฉืืื Yoshvim shivaโh โ Sitting shivโah โ ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืขื Efo atem yoshvim? โ Where are you sitting? โ ืืืคื ืืชื ืืืฉืืื Hu yoshev ba-kele โ He sits in jail โ ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืื Al ma hu yoshev? Al ma hi yoshevet? โ What is he/she sitting for? โ ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืฉื/ืืื ืืืฉืืช Yoshev/yoshevet rosh โ Chairperson โ ืืืฉื/ืืืฉืืช ืจืืฉ, ืืโืจ Yoshev rosh ha-opozitsya โ The head of the opposition in the Knesset โ ืืืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืืืคืืืืฆืื Ha-boss shโli yoshev li al ha-rosh ligmor mashehu โ My boss is pressuring me to finish something โ ืืืืก ืฉืื ืืืฉื ืื ืขื ืืจืืฉ ืืืืืจ ืืฉืื Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-rosh ba-byit โ My parents are breathing down my neck at home โ ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืขื ืืจืืฉ ืืืืช Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-vrid โ My parents are breathing down my neck โ ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืขื ืืืืจืื Yeshiva โ Jewish religious school (see more here) โ ืืฉืืื Hitโamloot be-Yeshiva al kise โ Doing exercise while sitting on a chair โ ืืชืขืืืืช ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืกื Lashevet be-batei kafe โ To sit in cafes โ ืืฉืืช ืืืชื ืงืคื Bo neshev al kafe, nedaber โ Letโs sit over coffee, weโll talk โ ืืื ื ืฉื ืขื ืงืคื, ื ืืืจย Lashevet o lakachat? โ Sit down or take away? โ ืืฉืืช ืื ืืงืืช Shev/shvi! โ Sit! โ ืฉื/ืฉืื Shev/shvi/shvoo bevakasha โ Sit down please โ ืฉื/ืฉืื/ืฉืื ืืืงืฉื Shev shev โ Sit down, sit down โ ืฉื, ืฉื Lama ata lo yoshev? Shev! โ Why arenโt you sitting down, sit! โ ืืื ืืชื ืื ืืืฉื? ืฉื Leโan ata rats? Bo shev daka โ Where are you running? Sit down for a sec. โ ืืื ืืชื ืจืฅ? ืืื ืฉื ืืงื Yishuv โ Village โ ืืฉืื Ha-yishuvim ba-tsafon โ The places in the north of Israel โ ืืืฉืืืื ืืฆืคืื โHa-yishuvโ โ Jews in Israel before 1948 (see more here) โ ืืืฉืืย Moshav โ Village (see more here) โ ืืืฉื Moshava โ Colony (see more here) โ ืืืฉืื Moshav ba-matos โ Seat on a plane โ ืืืฉื ืืืืืก ย Playlist and Clips: Arik Einstein โ Yoshev Al Ha-gader (lyrics) Shazamat โ Yoshev Alai Bool (lyrics) Yoshev Rosh โ Chairperson Shababnikimย Qigong be-yeshiva Ivri Lider โ Batei Cafe (lyrics) Shev! Ha-yishuv Moshavim ba-matos โ Seats on the plane Teapacks โ Yoshvim be-beit cafe (lyrics) ย Moshav in Wikipediaย Moshava in Wikipedia Ha-yishuv in Wikipedia
The word ืืฉืืช means to sit, and thereโs a plethora of uses for this verb in Hebrew. Weโll be talking about jails and cafes, dog trainers, Ottoman Jews, and restaurant hosts, all in the same episode!
Hear the All-Hebrew Episode on Patreon
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New Words and Expressions:
Yoshev โ Sitting โ ืืืฉื
Yoshev al ha-gader โ Sitting on the fence โ ืืืฉื ืขื ืืืืจ
Yoshev alai bool โ It fits me perfectly โ ืืืฉื ืขืืื ืืื
Ze yoshev aleicha/alayich bool โ It fits you perfectly โ ืืืฉื ืขืืื/ืขืืืื ืืื
Eich ze yoshev alai? โ How does it look? โ ืืื ืื ืืืฉื ืขืืื
Lo yodea, ze lo yoshev alai tov โ I donโt know, it doesnโt fit โ ืื ืืืืข, ืื ืื ืืืฉื ืขืืื ืืื
Efo atem yoshvim? โ Where are you located? โ ืืืคื ืืชื ืืืฉืืื
Yoshvim shivaโh โ Sitting shivโah โ ืืืฉืืื ืฉืืขื
Efo atem yoshvim? โ Where are you sitting? โ ืืืคื ืืชื ืืืฉืืื
Hu yoshev ba-kele โ He sits in jail โ ืืื ืืืฉื ืืืื
Al ma hu yoshev? Al ma hi yoshevet? โ What is he/she sitting for? โ ืขื ืื ืืื ืืืฉื/ืืื ืืืฉืืช
Yoshev/yoshevet rosh โ Chairperson โ ืืืฉื/ืืืฉืืช ืจืืฉ, ืืโืจ
Yoshev rosh ha-opozitsya โ The head of the opposition in the Knesset โ ืืืฉื ืจืืฉ ืืืืคืืืืฆืื
Ha-boss shโli yoshev li al ha-rosh ligmor mashehu โ My boss is pressuring me to finish something โ ืืืืก ืฉืื ืืืฉื ืื ืขื ืืจืืฉ ืืืืืจ ืืฉืื
Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-rosh ba-byit โ My parents are breathing down my neck at home โ ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืขื ืืจืืฉ ืืืืช
Ha-horim sheli yoshvim li al ha-vrid โ My parents are breathing down my neck โ ืืืืจืื ืฉืื ืืืฉืืื ืื ืขื ืืืืจืื
Yeshiva โ Jewish religious school (see more here) โ ืืฉืืื
Hitโamloot be-Yeshiva al kise โ Doing exercise while sitting on a chair โ ืืชืขืืืืช ืืืฉืืื ืขื ืืืกื
Lashevet be-batei kafe โ To sit in cafes โ ืืฉืืช ืืืชื ืงืคื
Bo neshev al kafe, nedaber โ Letโs sit over coffee, weโll talk โ ืืื ื ืฉื ืขื ืงืคื, ื ืืืจย
Lashevet o lakachat? โ Sit down or take away? โ ืืฉืืช ืื ืืงืืช
Shev/shvi! โ Sit! โ ืฉื/ืฉืื
Shev/shvi/shvoo bevakasha โ Sit down please โ ืฉื/ืฉืื/ืฉืื ืืืงืฉื
Shev shev โ Sit down, sit down โ ืฉื, ืฉื
Lama ata lo yoshev? Shev! โ Why arenโt you sitting down, sit! โ ืืื ืืชื ืื ืืืฉื? ืฉื
Leโan ata rats? Bo shev daka โ Where are you running? Sit down for a sec. โ ืืื ืืชื ืจืฅ? ืืื ืฉื ืืงื
Yishuv โ Village โ ืืฉืื
Ha-yishuvim ba-tsafon โ The places in the north of Israel โ ืืืฉืืืื ืืฆืคืื
โHa-yishuvโ โ Jews in Israel before 1948 (see more here) โ ืืืฉืืย
Moshav โ Village (see more here) โ ืืืฉื
Moshava โ Colony (see more here) โ ืืืฉืื
Moshav ba-matos โ Seat on a plane โ ืืืฉื ืืืืืก
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Playlist and Clips:
Arik Einstein โ Yoshev Al Ha-gader (lyrics)
Shazamat โ Yoshev Alai Bool (lyrics)
Ivri Lider โ Batei Cafe (lyrics)
Moshavim ba-matos โ Seats on the plane
Teapacks โ Yoshvim be-beit cafe (lyrics)
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