how to say “to put” in Hebrew

 

לָשִׂים

 

 
The word לָשִׂים listen and repeat to put or to place – is a simple verb of the hollow variety, of the root שׂ.י.מ (s.y.m).
 
For example:
 
שִׂימִי אֶת הַשַּׂקִּיּוֹת עַל הַשֻּׁלְחָן.
Put the bags on the table. (to a female)
 
This word is at least as old as the Bible itself, where its usage abounds in instances such as:
 
שִׂים נָא יָדְךָ תַּחַת יְרֵכִי
Place your hand under my thigh (to a male, as a pledge of allegiance)
– Genesis 24:2, among other places
 
and 
 
ְשׂוֹם תָּשִׂים עָלֶיךָ מֶלֶך
You shall surely place a king upon yourself
– Deuteronomy 17:15

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