מָעַד
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to trip, to stumble
Pronunciation
ma'ád
Examples22
כשֶׁמָּעַדְתִּי התקשתי לַעֲמֹד שׁוּב.
When I tripped, I had trouble getting back up.
תּוֹם מָעַד וְנָפַל למַיִם.
Tom lost his footing and fell into the water.
תּוֹם הָלַךְ וּמָעַד הַבַּיְתָה.
Tom stumbled home.
תּוֹם מָעַד וְנָפַל יָשָׁר עַל הַפָּנִים.
Tom stumbled and fell flat on his face.
תּוֹם מָעַד לְתוֹךְ הָרְחוֹב.
Tom stumbled out into the street.
מַמָּשׁ כּוֹאֵב לִמְעֹד עַל לגו.
It really hurts when you tread on Lego...