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Hebrew translation: התאבדות


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English term or phrase:suicide
Hebrew translation:התאבדות
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English to Hebrew translations [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
English term or phrase: suicide
transliterate to english
Jamann
התאבדות
Explanation:
To take your own life = HiTabdut.
To commit suicide = להתאבד =LeHiTabed
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Local time: 08:16
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Summary of answers provided
5 +9התאבדות
EGB Translations
5 +1התאבדות או אובדן לדעתRosebud
4 -5להתבד (Lehitaved)AlfredoN


  

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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -5
להתבד (Lehitaved)


Explanation:
להתבד (Lehitaved)

AlfredoN
Israel
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  EGB Translations: Lehitabed is to commit suicide -kill oneself, take one's own life
34 mins
disagree  Addie Ney: the right prononciation is lehit'abed
5 hrs
disagree  Eynat: As above.
6 hrs
disagree  Tal Kinnersly: Wrong meaning and spelling
7 hrs
disagree  ldarbal: The correct translation for "suicide" is התאבדות
3 days5 hrs
  -> Ok, understand. Stop with yours disagree!
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +9
התאבדות


Explanation:
To take your own life = HiTabdut.
To commit suicide = להתאבד =LeHiTabed

EGB Translations
Israel
Local time: 08:16
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Native speaker of: Native in HebrewHebrew, Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Suzan
14 mins
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agree  David Swidler
17 mins
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agree  joeky janusch
1 hr
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agree  rotm
2 hrs
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agree  Addie Ney
4 hrs
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agree  Eynat: To take your own life is the same thing as To commit suicide :-) You probably meant Taking your own life = Committing suicide = HiTabdut
5 hrs
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agree  Tal Kinnersly: As Eynat
7 hrs
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agree  ldarbal: I agree
3 days5 hrs
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agree  Will Matter
20 days
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
התאבדות או אובדן לדעת


Explanation:
The word usually used in modern Hebrew is התאבדות, and the verb is להתאבד. But a more literary expression would be אובדן לדעת, and the verb would be לאבד את עצמו לדעת.
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Rosebud
Israel
Local time: 08:16
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nuriel Yoffe: איבד עצמו לדעת
10 days
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