פַּרְנָסָה
Meanings
Feminine noun
1. A need, a necessity: that which one needs.
2. Subsistence, a living: providing of the needs of life.
3. Occupation, livelihood, living: employment by which one earns money to satisfy one's needs.
Pronunciation
parnasá
Examples3
במָה אַתְּ עוֹבֶדֶת לפרנסתך?
What do you do for a living?
אַלְפֵי אָמֶרִיקָנִים מתקשים בפַּרְנָסַת הַבַּיִת.
Thousands of Americans have a hard time keeping the wolf from the door.
לַמְרוֹת שֶׁיֵּשׁ למִשְׁפַּחַת בראון שִׁבְעָה יְלָדִים, הֵם מִסְתַּדְּרִים עִם הַפַּרְנָסָה.
Though the Browns have seven children, they seem to make ends meet.