how to say “attention” in Hebrew
תְּשׂוּמֶת לֵב
In English we talk about paying attention, directing our attention to something. Meaning the same, Hebrew invokes the metaphor of placing our heart on something – לָשִׂים לֵב .
.For example:
שַׂמְתִּי לֵב שֶׁהִיא מַגִּיעָה לְפֹה כָּל בֹּקֶר.
I noticed that she comes here every morning.
The word for attention itself is thus תְּשׂוּמֶת לֵב .
.For example:
כָּל מַה שֶּׁהוּא צָרִיךְ זֶה רַק קְצַת תְּשׂוּמֶת לֵב.
All he needs is some attention.