Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /efˈʃaʁ/

Adjective

אֶפְשַׁר • ‎(efshár)

1. (impersonal) Possible: being a possibility; not impossible.
   • 2010 February 12, רותם שטרקמן (Rotem Starkman), “כמה במבה אפשר לקנות ב-22 מיליון שקל” (káma bámba efshár liknot b'-22 milyón shékel, “How much Bamba is it possible to buy with 22 million shekels”), in TheMarker.
2. (impersonal) Possible, permitted, allowed.

Usage notes

• This adjective is often used "impersonally", that is, without a personal subject.

Derived terms

• א־פ־שׁ־ר ‎('-p-sh-r)
• אפשרות ‎(efsharút)
• אפשרי ‎(efsharí)

Etymology 2

From the root א־פ־שׁ־ר ‎('-p-sh-r), extracted from the above.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ifˈʃeʁ/

Verb

אִפְשֵׁר • ‎(ifshér) ‎(pi'el construction)

1. (transitive) To permit: to enable, to make possible.
2. (transitive) To permit (an action): to grant permission for.

Usage notes

• The verbs אִפְשֵׁר ‎(ifshér, “to permit”), הִרְשָׁה ‎(hirshá, “to allow”), and נָתַן ‎(natán, “to let”) are all synonymous in denotation, but vary in their level of formality.

Synonyms

• (permit): הִרְשָׁה ‎(hirshá, “to allow”), נָתַן ‎(natán, “to let”)