Yoshev ohel (יושב אוהל) means homebody in Hebrew.
It is an adjective, and the Hebrew dictionary's own definitions are below.
יוֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל
yoshev ohel
adjective
In English
homebody
The stress falls on the part in bold.
The dictionary gives 2 meanings for Yoshev ohel.
The definitions are in Hebrew, as the dictionary writes them.
- 1מי שמקדיש את כל עיתותיו ללימוד, ובעיקר ללימוד תורה.
- 2בהשאלהמי שמסתגר בדלת אמותיו ואינו מתערב עם הבריות; נחבא אל הכלים.
The word Yoshev ohel is an adjective.
- Written with vowel points
- יוֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל
- Written without vowel points
- יושב אוהל
- Said
- yoshev ohel
- Plural
- יוֹשְׁבֵי אֹהָלִים
- Inflections
- ר' יוֹשְׁבֵי אֹהָלִים
- Gematria
- 360
This is how Yoshev ohel is said in other languages.
- English
- homebody
These words come before and after Yoshev ohel in the dictionary.
These are the questions people ask about the word Yoshev ohel.
What does Yoshev ohel (יושב אוהל) mean in Hebrew?
Yoshev ohel (יושב אוהל) means homebody. It is said yoshev ohel, with the stress on shev.
The definitions, pronunciation, synonyms and translations on this page are adapted from the entry יושב אהל of the Hebrew Wiktionary, read on 1 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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