Sit down in Hebrew is הִתְיַשֵּׁב (hityashév).
Below are its vowel points, how it is said, its gender and its plural.
הִתְיַשֵּׁב
hityashév
verb
In English
sit down
The stress falls on the vowel in colour.
These are the Hebrew words for sit down as a verb.
to assume a sitting position from a standing position
- הִתְיַשֵּׁבהתיישבhityashév
This is more about the Hebrew word הִתְיַשֵּׁב.
- Written with vowel points
- הִתְיַשֵּׁב
- Written without vowel points
- התיישב
- Said
- hityashév
- Its meanings in English
- sit down, to sit down, to settle, inhabit
These words come before and after sit down in the list.
These are the questions people ask about sit down in Hebrew.
How do you say sit down in Hebrew?
sit down in Hebrew is הִתְיַשֵּׁב, said hityashév. Without vowel points it is written התיישב.
What else does התיישב mean in English?
Besides sit down, התיישב can mean to sit down and to settle, inhabit.
The Hebrew translations, transliterations, genders and plurals on this page are adapted from Wiktionary's entry sit down 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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