How to say “to sit” in Hebrew
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לָשֶׁבֶת
to sit, to settle
lashevet
Root · שורש
י-ש
Verb forms
Binyan: פָּעַל
Past
יָשַׁב
Present
יוֹשֵׁב
Future
יֵשֵׁב
Examples
אָנוּ יוֹשְׁבִים בַּגַּן וְשׁוֹמְעִים הַצִּיפּוֹרִים.
We sit in the garden and listen to birds.