לשעבר

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ל־ (l'-) + שעבר (she'avár).

Adjective[edit]

לְשֶׁעָבַר • (l'she'avár)

  1. Former, past, previous, erstwhile, sometime.
    הנשיא לשעבר — hanasí l'she'avár — the former president

Usage notes[edit]

  • While used much as an adjective, לשעבר is grammatically a prepositional phrase, and therefore does not inflect for gender, number, or definiteness.

Synonyms[edit]

Antonyms[edit]

  • (antonym(s) of “former”): נוכחי (nokhakhí)
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