חשבון
heshbon
The Hebrew word for "bill" is חשבון (heshbon).
The word חשבון is used both for a specific invoice (a bill) and for a general bank or utility account.
Meaning: invoice (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of חשבון is חשבונות.
How do you pronounce it?
heshbon
Did you know?
- When someone says יש בינינו חשבון, they are not talking about a financial bill. This phrase is an idiom meaning 'there is a score to settle' or 'we have an unsettled account' in a vengeful or moral sense.
- The root of חשבון (ח-ש-ב) also forms the word for 'thought' or 'imagination' (מחשבה). This suggests a deep cultural link between the act of calculating a bill and the act of thinking.
- In Israeli culture, it is common for friends to split a חשבון exactly equally regardless of what each person ordered. This practice is often seen as a way to avoid the social friction of calculating precise individual debts.
Examples in context
- קיבלתי את חשבון החשמל.I received my electricity bill.This sentence shows how to say you received an electricity bill using חשבון.Tatoeba #1509302 by MrShoval, translation #1454077 by LittleBoy
- חשבון החשמל שלה הגיע היום.She received the electricity bill today.This sentence describes the arrival of her electricity bill using חשבון.Tatoeba #2298580 by fekundulo, translation #315935 by CK
- חשבון, בבקשה! אקבל את זה היום.The bill, please! I'll get this today.This sentence shows how to ask for a bill using חשבון.Tatoeba #5974206 by fekundulo, translation #1390399 by quickfitter
- אני אשלם את החשבון, בבקשה.I will pay the bill, please.
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Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
