Mikhail Poda

Topic: During

Hebrew	Transcription	Meaning	Context/Usage	Register/Tone
בְּמֶשֶׁךְ	b’meshekh	During / Over	General time spans (day, week, event)	Neutral, very common
בְּמַהֲלַךְ	b’mahalakh	In the course of	Formal processes, meetings, structured events	Formal / official
תּוֹךְ כְּדֵי	tokh kdei	While (doing something)	Simultaneous action with another verb	Informal to neutral
לְאוֹרֶךְ	le’orekh	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’emtsa	In the middle of	Ongoing action / interrupted event	Very common / casual
בְּתַהֲלִיךְ	b’tahalikh	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

בְּמֶשֶׁךְ הַפְּגִישָׁה דִּיבַּרְנוּ עַל הַתּוֹכְנִית.
During the meeting, we talked about the plan.
בְּמַהֲלַךְ הַחֲקוּרָה נִתְגַּלּוּ עֲדָוֹת חֲדָשׁוֹת.
In the course of the investigation, new testimonies were revealed.
תּוֹךְ כְּדֵי נְסִיעָה הוּא קָרָא סֵפֶר.
He read a book while traveling.
לְאוֹרֶךְ הַשָּׁנָה הָיוּ שִׁפּוּרִים רַבִּים.
Throughout the year, there were many improvements.
בְּעֵת מִלְחָמָה הָעָם הִתְאַחֵד.
During war, the people united. (Formal/literary tone)
כְּשֶׁהִיא דִּבְּרָה, הַיֶּלֶד הִקְשִׁיב בְּרִצִּינוּת.
While she was speaking, the boy listened attentively.
בְּשַׁעַת הַתְּקוּפָה הַקָשָׁה הַזּוֹ, נִזְכּוֹר לִהְיוֹת בִּיחַד.
During this difficult time, let’s remember to stay together.
הוּא הִגִּיעַ בְּאֶמְצַע הַסֶּרֶט.
He arrived in the middle of the movie.
הַמִּשְׁפָּט נִמְצָא עַכְשָׁו בְּתַהֲלִיךְ שֶׁל עִרְעוּר.
The trial is currently in the process of appeal.