The root
י־ש־ב
Sit. How many words do you know with this root?
לָשֶׁבֶת
Verb · pa'al
to sit
lashevetIn a sentenceבּוֹאִי לָשֶׁבֶת אִיתָּנוּ בַּסּוּכָּה!Come sit with us in the sukkah! (to a woman)bo'i lashevet itanu ba-suka!
יְשִׁיבָה
Noun (f.) · ktila pattern
meeting; yeshiva
yeshivaIn a sentenceהוּא לֹא יָכוֹל לְדַבֵּר עַכְשָׁיו, הוּא בִּישִׁיבָה.He can't talk right now, he's in a meeting.hu lo yachol ledaber achshav, hu bi-yeshiva
מוֹשָׁב
Noun (m.)
seat; moshav (a farming village)
moshavIn a sentenceהִיא תָּמִיד יוֹשֶׁבֶת בַּמּוֹשָׁב הַקִּדְמִי.She always sits in the front seat.hi tamid yoshevet ba-moshav ha-kidmi
תּוֹשָׁב
Noun (m.)
resident
toshavIn a sentenceאַתָּה תּוֹשָׁב חָדָשׁ? בָּרוּךְ הַבָּא לַשְּׁכוּנָה!Are you a new resident? Welcome to the neighbourhood!ata toshav chadash? baruch ha-ba la-shchuna!
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