נֶחְשַׁב
Meanings
Nif'al verb
1. to be considered (assigned some quality)
Pronunciation
nekhsháv
Examples70
הקיסו נֶחְשַׁב לריין שֶׁל יַפָּן.
The Kiso River is often called the Rhine of Japan.
זֶה נֶחְשַׁב לכָּבוֹד גָּדוֹל.
It's considered a great honor.
הוּא נֶחְשַׁב לרוֹפֵא הַטוֹב בְּיוֹתֵר בכְּפָר.
He is regarded as the best doctor in the village.
תּוֹם חָשַׁב שֶׁזֶּה יִהְיֶה רַעֲיוֹן טוֹב להתייעץ עִם רוֹפֵא.
Tom thought it would be a good idea to see a doctor.
חָשַׁבְתִּי שֶׁזֶּה סֵפֶר טוֹב, אֲבָל ג'ים חָשַׁב אַחֶרֶת.
I thought it was a good book, but Jim thought otherwise.
הוּא נֶחְשַׁב כסוֹפֵר הדגול שֶׁל הַתְּקוּפָה.
He was regarded as the greatest writer of the day.