התחייבות

Hebrew

Root
ח־ו־ב (kh-w-b)

Etymology

Action noun of the verb התחייב / הִתְחַיֵּב (hitkhayév), from the root ח־ו־ב (ḥ-w-b); hence literally roughly “self-obligation”.

Noun

התחייבות / הִתְחַיְּבוּת • (hitkhay'vút) f (plural indefinite התחייבויות / הִתְחַיְּבֻיּוֹת, singular construct התחייבות / הִתְחַיְּבוּת־, plural construct התחייבויות / הִתְחַיְּבֻיּוֹת־) [pattern: הִתְקַטְּלוּת]

1. Commitment, a commitment, a pledge: the making of a promise; the taking on of an obligation.
2. A commitment: an obligation that one has taken on.

Related terms

• חוֹבָה (khová, “obligation”)

References

• “התחייבות” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN, page 312.