חשבון

חשבון

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־שׁ־ב‎

Compare Arabic حُسْبَان‎ (ḥusbān).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): [ħeʃˈbon]

Noun

חֶשְׁבּוֹן • (kheshbón) m (plural indefinite חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹת‎, singular construct חֶשְׁבּוֹן־, plural construct חֶשְׁבּוֹנוֹת־‎) [pattern: קִטְלוֹן]

1. (uncountable) arithmetic, mathematics
2. (countable) a bill, a check
3. (countable) an account

   ‏חשבון הטוויטר שלו‎ ― kheshbón-hatwíter sheló ― his Twitter account

   ‏חשבון בנק‎ ― kheshbón-bánk ― a bank account

Related terms

• רוֹאֵה חֶשְׁבּוֹן‎ (ro'é kheshbón, “accountant”)

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Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew חֶשְׁבּוֹן‎ (kheshbón).

Noun

חשבון • (kheshbn) m, plural חשבונות‎ (kheshboynes)

1. account
2. calculation