How to say "to sit" in Hebrew
לָשֶׁבֶת
[lashevet]without vowels: לשבת
Meaning: to sit
"to sit" in Hebrew is לָשֶׁבֶת (lashevet). A verb in binyan pa'al, root י-שׁ-ב. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- י-שׁ-ב
Examples: "to sit" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא יוֹשֵׁב | yoshev |
| she | הִיא יוֹשֶׁבֶת | yoshevet |
| they (m.) | הֵם יוֹשְׁבִים | yoshvim |
| they (f.) | הֵן יוֹשְׁבוֹת | yoshvot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי יָשַׁבְתִּי | yashavti |
| he | הוּא יָשַׁב | yashav |
| she | הִיא יָשְׁבָה | yashva |
| they | הֵם יָשְׁבוּ | yashvu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֵשֵׁב | eshev |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תֵּשֵׁב | teshev |
| he | הוּא יֵשֵׁב | yeshev |
| she | הִיא תֵּשֵׁב | teshev |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.