שִׁעְבֵּד
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Meanings
Pi'el verb
1. to enslave, to subjugate (Post-Biblical, Modern Israeli)
2. to mortgage, to pledge (Post-Biblical, Modern Israeli)
3. to subordinate (a clause) (grammar)
Pronunciation
shi'béd
Examples3
The populace was in thrall to the dictator's whims.
There is, perhaps, not one of our natural passions so hard to subdue as vanity.
After working hard all the weekend, finally we have a livable apartment!