יָשִׁישׁ
Meanings
Masculine noun
1. an old man
2. a learned or venerable person (by extension)
Pronunciation
yashísh
Examples22
אֲנִי חוֹשֶׁבֶת שֶׁתּוֹם יָשִׁישׁ.
I think Tom is old.
אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁתּוֹם יָשִׁישׁ.
I think Tom is old.
אַל תִּקְרָא לִי דּוֹד! אַתָּה גּוֹרֵם לִי לְהַרְגִּישׁ יָשִׁישׁ.
Don't call me Uncle. You make me feel so old.
תּוֹם מְדַבֵּר כְּמוֹ יָשִׁישׁ.
Tom speaks like an old man.
אַתָּה צָעִיר. אֲנִי לְעֻמַּת זֹאת יָשִׁישׁ.
You are young. I, on the contrary, am very old.
הַיָּשִׁישׁ כָּתַב לבְּנוֹ מִכְתָּב.
The old man wrote a letter to his son.