Sit in Hebrew is יָשַׁב (yasháv).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
יָשַׁב
yasháv
verb
In English
sit
/sɪt/
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sit as a verb.
of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported
- יָשַׁבישבyasháv
This is more about the Hebrew word יָשַׁב.
- Written with vowel points
- יָשַׁב
- Written without vowel points
- ישב
- Said
- yasháv
- Its meanings in English
- sit, to sit, to be in a position with the torso upright and the legs supported, to sit, to move into such a position, to settle, to establish a residence
These words come before and after sit in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sit in Hebrew.
How do you say sit in Hebrew?
sit in Hebrew is יָשַׁב, said yasháv. Without vowel points it is written ישב.
What else does ישב mean in English?
Besides sit, ישב can mean to sit, to be in a position with the torso upright and the legs supported, to sit, to move into such a position, and to settle, to establish a residence.
How is sit pronounced in English?
sit is pronounced /sɪt/.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sit and its entries for the Hebrew words, read on 5 November 2026, and are shared under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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