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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Verb
הֵשִׁיב • (heshív) (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הוּשַׁב) (transitive)
- return (something)
- reply, respond
- 1901, שערי האמונה, page 102:
שאל אותו הרב מפראג מה שאלתכם השיב לו העני עני ואביון אנכי.- sha'ál 'otó haráv miprág má sh'elat'khém heshív ló he'aní 'aní v'evyón 'anochí.
- The Rabbi of Prague asked him, “What is your question?” The poor man answered him, “I am a poor man and a pauper.”
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Etymology 2
Verb
הִשִּׁיב • (hishív) (hif'il construction)
- to cause (the wind) to blow
Conjugation