הוסב

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Hebrew

Root
ס־ב־ב (s-b-b)

Verb

הוּסַב (husáv) third-singular masculine past (huf'al construction, active counterpart הֵסֵב)

  1. to be turned, changed, altered
  2. to be converted, retrained (clarification of this definition is needed)
    הסופר הוסב למועדון אחרי שהבעלים פשטו רגל.The supermarket was converted to a club after the owners went out of business.
    הוא הוסב למורה.He was retrained as a teacher.
  3. (banking) to be endorsed

Conjugation