Mikhail Poda

Topic: During

Hebrew Transcription Meaning Notes Register/Tone
בְּמֶשֶׁךְ b’meshech During / Over General time spans (day, week, event) Neutral, very common
בְּמַהֲלַךְ b’mahalach In the course of Formal processes, meetings, structured events Formal / official
תּוֹךְ כְּדֵי toch kdei While (doing something) Simultaneous action with another verb Informal to neutral
לְאוֹרֶךְ le’orech Throughout Entire duration of time or process Neutral / literary tone
בְּשַׁעַת b’sha’at At the time of / During Specific moment or situation Neutral to formal
בְּאֶמְצַע b’emtza In the middle of Ongoing action / interrupted event Very common / casual
בְּתַהֲלִיךְ b’tahalich In the process of Ongoing procedure or change Neutral to formal
עֵת / בְּעֵת et / b’et During / At the time of Formal / poetic / biblical Literary
כְּשֶׁ־ (prefix) k’she- When / While Very common; leads temporal subordinate clause Very casual and spoken

Example Sentences

  1. בְּמֶשֶׁךְ הַפְּגִישָׁה דִּיבַּרְנוּ עַל הַתּוֹכְנִית.
    During the meeting, we talked about the plan.

  2. בְּמַהֲלַךְ הַחֲקוּרָה נִתְגַּלּוּ עֲדָוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת.
    In the course of the investigation, new testimonies were revealed.

  3. תּוֹךְ כְּדֵי נְסִיעָה הוּא קָרָא סֵפֶר.
    He read a book while traveling.

  4. לְאוֹרֶךְ הַשָּׁנָה הָיוּ שִׁפּוּרִים רַבִּים.
    Throughout the year, there were many improvements.

  5. בְּעֵת מִלְחָמָה הָעָם הִתְאַחֵד.
    During war, the people united. (Formal/literary tone)

  6. כְּשֶׁהִיא דִּבְּרָה, הַיֶּלֶד הִקְשִׁיב בְּרִצִּינוּת.
    While she was speaking, the boy listened attentively.

  7. בְּשַׁעַת הַתְּקוּפָה הַקָשָׁה הַזּוֹ, נִזְכּוֹר לִהְיוֹת בִּיחַד.
    During this difficult time, let’s remember to stay together.

  8. הוּא הִגִּיעַ בְּאֶמְצַע הַסֶּרֶט.
    He arrived in the middle of the movie.

  9. הַמִּשְׁפָּט נִמְצָא עַכְשָׁו בְּתַהֲלִיךְ שֶׁל עִרְעוּר.
    The trial is currently in the process of appeal.


Grouped by Use

Purpose Expression(s)
General “during” בְּמֶשֶׁךְ, בְּשַׁעַת
Formal / structured process בְּמַהֲלַךְ, בְּתַהֲלִיךְ
Specific moment בְּשַׁעַת, בְּעֵת
Ongoing event (middle) בְּאֶמְצַע
Simultaneous action תּוֹךְ כְּדֵי, כְּשֶׁ־
Full time span לְאוֹרֶךְ