הִסְתַּכֵּן
Meanings
Hitpa'el verb
1. to risk, to take a risk, to take a chance, to endanger oneself
Pronunciation
histakén
Examples25
אֲנִי לֹא רוצה לְהִסְתַּכֵּן.
I don't want to take risks.
טום לֹא רוצה לְהִסְתַּכֵּן.
Tom doesn't want to take risks.
אֲנִי לֹא אוֹהֵב לְהִסְתַּכֵּן.
I don't like to run a risk.
כְּדֵי לְהַשִּׂיג אֵת זֶה, אַתָּה חַיָּב לְהִסְתַּכֵּן.
In order to get it done, you'll have to take risks.
הַאִם תּוֹם לְמַעֲשֶׂה מִסְתַּכֵּן?
Is Tom actually in danger?
אָנוּ לֹא יְכוֹלִים לְהִסְתַּכֵּן שֶׁהֵם יְגַלּוּ אֵת מציאותנו.
We can't risk them detecting our presence.