צָנַח
Meanings
Pa'al verb
1. to fall (temperature) (Modern Israeli, intransitive)
2. to parachute (Modern Israeli, intransitive)
3. to descend, let oneself down (Biblical, intransitive)
Pronunciation
tsanákh
Examples13
הַטֶּמְפֵּרָטוּרוֹת צנחו למינוס 10 אֶתְמוֹל בלַיְלָה.
The temperatures fell to -10 last night.
אֲנַחְנוּ מְקַוִּים שֶׁהַמְּחִירִים יִצְנְחוּ.
We hope prices are going to drop.
מחירי הדיור צוֹנְחִים.
Home prices are plummeting.
ככֹּל שֶׁחָלַף הַזְּמַן תִּקְווֹתֵינוּ צנחו.
As time went on, our hopes sank.
הַמְּחִירִים צנחו פִּתְאוֹם.
Prices dropped suddenly.
טום סִפֵּר לִי שֶׁהוּא צוֹנֵחַ חׇפְשִׁית מֵאָז היותו בֵּן שֵׁשׁ עֲשָׂרָה.
Tom told me that he had been skydiving since he was sixteen.