while

waษชl
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Translation of while into Hebrew,

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Conjunction

1.

simultaneity

at the same time that something else happens
ื‘ึฐึผื–ึฐืžึทืŸ ืฉึถื bezman she
  • She read a book while he cooked dinner.ื”ื™ื ืงืจืื” ืกืคืจ ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ืฉ ื”ื•ื ื‘ื™ืฉืœ ืืจื•ื—ืช ืขืจื‘.
2.

duration

UKuntil a certain timeUK
ืขึทื“ ืฉึถื 'ad she
  • Stay here while I get the car.ืชื™ืฉืืจ ื›ืืŸ ืขื“ ืฉ ืื‘ื™ื ืืช ื”ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช.
3.

contrast

although something is true
ืœึทืžึฐืจื•ึนืช ืฉึถื lamrot she
  • While it was raining, they decided to go for a walk.ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื™ืจื“ ื’ืฉื, ื”ื ื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ื• ืœืฆืืช ืœื˜ื™ื•ืœ.

Noun

1.

time

period of time of uncertain length
ืคึถึผืจึถืง ื–ึฐืžึทืŸ ื–ึฐืžึทืŸ ืžึธื”
  • We waited for a while before the bus arrived.ื—ื™ื›ื™ื ื• ืคืจืง ื–ืžืŸ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื”ืื•ื˜ื•ื‘ื•ืก ื”ื’ื™ืข.
2.

general

DatedUSeffort or trouble in a taskDatedUS
ื˜ึดืจึฐื—ึธื” ftirchahืžึทืึฒืžึธืฅ maamatz
  • Helping her move was worth my while.ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื” ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ื“ื™ืจื” ื”ื™ื” ืฉื•ื•ื” ืืช ื”ื˜ื™ืจื—ื” ืžืฆื“ื™.
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Expressions with while: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

while awayexp.
ืœึฐื”ึทืขึฒื‘ึดื™ืจ ืึถืช ื”ึทื–ึฐึผืžึทืŸ
We while away the afternoon by playing cards.
a while backadv.
ืœึดืคึฐื ึตื™ ื–ึฐืžึทืŸ ืžึธื”
I met him a while back at the conference.
in a little whileadv.
ืขื•ึนื“ ืžึฐืขึทื˜
The meeting will start in a little while.
it was nice while it lastedexp.
ื”ึธื™ึธื” ู†ึถื—ึฐืžึธื“ ื›ึธึผืœ ืขื•ึนื“ ื–ึถื” ื ึดืžึฐืฉึทืืšึฐ
The concert was amazing, it was nice while it lasted.
while we're about itexp.
ืขึทืœ ื”ึทื“ึถึผืจึถืšึฐ
While we're about it, your last email was unclear.
while you're at itexp.
ื•ึผื‘ึฐึผืื•ึนืชึธื”ึผ ื”ึดื–ึฐื“ึทึผืžึฐึผื ื•ึผืช
Could you mail this letter, and while you're at it, buy stamps?

Synonyms and analogies of while in English

conj.aswhilsttilluntilup toalthoughwhereas
n.durationintervalperiodeffortexertiontroubleMore synonyms

Examples of while in a sentence

  • She laughed while watching the comedy show.
  • Wait here while I finish my meeting.
  • Hold this for me while I pack.
  • While he is talented, he lacks experience.
  • While the sun was shining, it was still cold.
  • It took a while to finish the task.

Translations of "while" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb / Other
ื•ึฐืึดื™ืœึผื•ึผadv. - veilu

A soul can't cross over while its body is still alive.

ื ืฉืžื” ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœื—ืฆื•ืช ื•ืื™ืœื• ื”ื’ื•ืฃ ืฉืœื” ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื.

ื›ึทึผืึฒืฉึถืืจconj. - qaasher

He faced a raft of challenges while starting his own business.

ื”ื•ื ื”ืชืžื•ื“ื“ ืขื ืฉื•ืจื” ืฉืœ ืืชื’ืจื™ื ื›ืืฉืจ ื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืืช ืขืกืงื• ื”ืคืจื˜ื™.

ื›ึธึผืœ ืขื•ึนื“conj. - qol 'od

I urge you to take this opportunity while it lasts.

ืื ื™ ืžืคืฆื™ืจ ื‘ืš ืœื ืฆืœ ืืช ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ื”ื–ื• ื›ืœ ืขื•ื“ ื”ื™ื ืงื™ื™ืžืช.

ืึธืžึฐื ึธืadv. - omnam

The true explanation while not as colorful as the myths of yore is still quite interesting.

ื”ื”ืกื‘ืจ ื”ืืžื™ืชื™ ืืžื ื ืœื ืฆื‘ืขื•ื ื™ ื›ืžื• ื”ืžื™ืชื•ืกื™ื ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื ื” ื”ื•ื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ื“ื™ ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ.

ื‘ึฐึผืฉึธืืขึธื”conj. - besha'ah

The cuddly puppy wagged its tail excitedly while playing with the kids.

ื”ื›ืœื‘ ื”ื’ื•ืจ ืžื—ื‘ืง ื›ืฉื–ื ื‘ื• ื ืขื ืข ื‘ื”ืชืจื’ืฉื•ืช ื‘ืฉืขื” ืฉืฉื™ื—ืง ืขื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื.

Noun
ื‘ืขืชnf.

He wears gloves to keep at bay germs while handling food.

ื”ื•ื ืขื•ื˜ื” ื›ืคืคื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชื’ื•ื ืŸ ืžืคื ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื“ืงื™ื ื‘ืขืช ื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืžื–ื•ืŸ.

ื–ึฐืžึทืŸ ืžึธื”n. - zeman ma

It took us a while to decide after seeing the wine list.

ืœืงื— ืœื ื• ื–ืžืŸ ืžื” ืœื”ื—ืœื™ื˜ ืื—ืจื™ ืฉืจืื™ื ื• ืืช ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื”ื™ื™ื ื•ืช.

ื‘ึฐึผืขื•ึนื“ - be'od

Children played games on the porch while their parents chatted nearby.

ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืฉื™ื—ืงื• ื‘ืžืฉื—ืงื™ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืจืคืกืช ื‘ืขื•ื“ ื”ื•ืจื™ื”ื ืžืฉื•ื—ื—ื™ื ื‘ืงืจื‘ืช ืžืงื•ื.

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while: Examples and translations in context

Some cylinders are destroyed in a short time while others are better.

ื™ืฉื ื ืฆื™ืœื™ื ื“ืจื™ื ืืฉืจ ื ื”ืจืกื™ื ืชื•ืš ื–ืžืŸ ืงืฆืจ ื•ืื™ืœื• ืื—ืจื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.

I cannot explain why one person gets sick while another stays healthy.

ื”ืจื•ืคืื™ื ืื™ื ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื•ืžืจ ืžื“ื•ืข ืื“ื ืื—ื“ ื—ื•ืœื” ื‘ืžื—ืœื” ื•ืื™ืœื• ื—ื‘ืจื• ื‘ืจื™ื.

Moping at home while your wife works two jobs to pay your rent.

ืžื“ื•ื›ื“ืš ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื•ืื™ืœื• ืืฉืชืš ืขื•ื‘ื“ืช ื‘ืฉืชื™ ืžืฉืจื•ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืฉืœื ืืช ืฉื›ืจ ื”ื“ื™ืจื” ืฉืœืš.

Everyone provided their own reasons while this person did not say a word.

ื›ื•ืœื ืืžืจื• ืžื” ื”ืกื™ื‘ื•ืช ืฉืœื”ื ื•ืื™ืœื• ืื“ื ื–ื” ืœื ืืžืจ ืžื™ืœื”.

It is never advisable to take sleeping pills while you are breastfeeding.

ืœืขื•ืœื ืื™ืŸ ื–ื” ืจืฆื•ื™ ืœืงื—ืช ื›ื“ื•ืจื™ ืฉื™ื ื” ื•ืื™ืœื• ืืช ืžื ื™ืงื”.

Three of those men were quickly arrested while the fourth fled.

ื›ื•ื—ื•ืช ืฉื™ืฆืื• ืžื”ืžืืจื‘ ืขืฆืจื• ืฉืœื•ืฉื” ืžื”ื ื•ืื™ืœื• ืจื‘ื™ืขื™ ื ืžืœื˜.

Francis while in this house will do everything I say.

ืคืจื ืกื™ืก ื•ืื™ืœื• ื‘ื‘ื™ืช ื”ื–ื” ืชืขืฉื” ื›ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื™ ืื•ืžืจ.

Or nag me through the door while I'm on the toilet.

ืื• ืœื ื“ื ื“ ืœื™ ืžื‘ืขื“ ืœื“ืœืช ื•ืื™ืœื• ืื ื™ ืขืœ ื”ืืกืœื”.

See also:

a whilefor a whilein a whilea while agoquite a whileall the whilea while back
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