לישון
lishon
To sleep in Hebrew is לישון (lishon).
The verb לישון means to rest in a state of reduced consciousness.
Meaning: to rest in state of reduced consciousness (verb)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
The past tense third-person singular form is ישן, and the present tense feminine singular form is ישנה.
How do you pronounce it?
lishon
Did you know?
- The Hebrew word for 'insomnia' is נדודי שינה, which literally translates to 'wanderings of sleep'.
- In Israel, the phrase לישון על השמירה literally means 'to sleep on the guard', but it is used as an idiom for being negligent or missing an opportunity.
- The word for 'sleep' shares a root with the word שן, which also means 'tooth' in Hebrew.
Examples in context
- יש לי איפה לישון.I have a place to sleep.This sentence shows how to express having a place to sleep using לישון.Tatoeba #1777318 by MrShoval, translation #1117782 by Scott
- אל תיתן לו לישון.Don't let him sleep.This sentence uses לישון in a command to not let someone sleep.Tatoeba #2117102 by fekundulo, translation #1741869 by Amastan
- לך לישון בחדר שלך.Go sleep in your own room.This sentence uses לישון as an instruction to go sleep in a specific room.Tatoeba #4694657 by fekundulo, translation #3177986 by CK
- הסבתא שלי אוהבת לישון באותה שעה בכל לילה.My grandmother loves to sleep at the same time every night.
- 190 more sentences on Tatoeba
Example conversation
Daniel and Maya are talking about their plans for the evening.
- דניאל Danielאני עייף, אני הולך לישון.Ani ayef, ani holech lishon.I am tired, I am going to sleep.
- מאיה Mayaכמה זמן אתה מתכנן לישון?Kama zman ata metkanen lishon?How long do you plan to sleep?
- דניאל Danielאני רוצה לישון שמונה שעות.Ani rotze lishon shmone sha'ot.I want to sleep for eight hours.
- מאיה Mayaלילה טוב, דניאל.Layla tov, Daniel.Good night, Daniel.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
