how to say “lean on me” in Hebrew
תִּשָּׁעֵן עָלַי
The Hebrew word for to lean is a verb that falls into the נִפְעָל form: לְהִשָּׁעֵן
listen and repeat, of the root שׁ.ע.נ (sh.a.n).
listen and repeat, of the root שׁ.ע.נ (sh.a.n).For example:
הוּא נִשְׁעָן עַל הַקִּיר.
He is leaning against (on) the wall.
You may recognize the verb in this popular song by Mordechai Ben David.
Hebrew also uses להישען in its own version of the English expression, lean on me.
For example:
אֲנִי אֶשָּׁעֵן עָלֶיךָ, וְאַתָּה תִּשָּׁעֵן עָלַי.
I’ll lean on you (a male), and you’ll lean on me.
To say trust me, you’d use a different expression: סְמוֹךְ עָלַי listen and repeat to a male, and תִּסְמְכִי עָלַי listen and repeat to a female. Literally speaking, these also mean lean on me.
listen and repeat to a male, and תִּסְמְכִי עָלַי listen and repeat to a female. Literally speaking, these also mean lean on me.