how to say “to support” in Hebrew

 

לִתְמוֹךְ

 

If you’ve lived in Israel, you may have called your Internet service provider or your phone company and heard the recording in the directory say something like:
 
לִתְמִיכָה טֶכְנִית, הַקִּישׁוּ שְׁתַּיִם.
For technical support, press two.
 
The word תמיכה  listen and repeat means support, and it comes from the simple verb לִתְמוֹךְ  listen and repeat, which means to support – both in the literal and figurative senses.
 
For example:
 
תְּמוֹךְ בִּי כְּשֶׁאֲנִי עוֹלֶה בַּסֻּלָּם.
Support me (to a male) as I (a male) go up the ladder.
 
and
 
הֶחֱלַטְנוּ לִתְמוֹךְ בָּעֲמֻתָּה הַהִיא.
We decided to support that non-profit.

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