לְעֻמַּת
Meanings
Preposition
1. As opposed to; compared to; compared with; versus; by contrast.
Pronunciation
l'umát
Examples41
הַבְּעָיוֹת שֶׁלָּנוּ מחווירות לְעֻמַּת הַבְּעָיוֹת שֶׁלָּהּ.
Our problems are nothing compared to hers.
הַהַכְנָסוֹת שֶׁלִּי גְּדוֹלוֹת פִּי שְׁנַיִם לְעֻמַּת שלך.
My income is twice as large as yours is.
לאֲחוֹתִי יֵשׁ פִּי שְׁלוֹשָׁה סְפָרִים לעומתי.
My sister has three times as many books as I do.
לעומתו, הִיא צְעִירָה.
She's younger than him.
הוּא נִרְאָה מְאוֹד שָׂמֵחַ לְעֻמַּת הַסוֹבְבִים אוֹתוֹ.
Compared to those around him, he looked really happy.
כְּבָר סֶפְּטֶמְבֶּר; לְעֻמַּת זֹאת, חַם מאד.
It's already September; however, it is very hot.