how to say “resident” in Hebrew
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The Torah portion to be read this Shabbat in Israel and next Shabbat abroad presents the Biblical laws of real estate as well as the laws of citizenship.
A key term in civics is a resident – someone who lives in a particular place. In Hebrew, a resident is a תּוֹשָׁב (toh-SHAHV) for a male and a תּוֹשֶׁבֶת (toh-SHEH-vet) for a female.
For example, הֵם לֹא תּוֹשְׁבֵי הַמָּקוֹם, הֵם תַּיָּרִים – they are not locals (literally, residents of the place), they are tourists – (hem loh toh-sheh-VEH-ee hah-mah-KOHM, hem tah-yah-REEM).
The word תושב derives from the root י.ש.ב (y.sh.b) meaning sitting or dwelling. The letter י (y) switches with the letter ו (w), as it often does in application of roots.
Test your knowledge of this week’s doses of Hebrew!
שבת שלום, וסוף שבוע נעים לכולם!
Shabbat Shalom, and a pleasant weekend to all!
