Last Updated on December 9, 2021

How do you say chairman in Hebrew? A new term and abbreviation.

The Hebrew term for ‘Chairman’ is ‘Yoshev Rosh’ – יושב ראש

You would use this word to describe any chairman; chairman of a political party, chairman of the board, chairman of a steering committee, chairman of the parents’-teachers committee etc.  It is also used in reference to the Speaker of the Knesset.

The abbreviation is יו”ר and in a Hebrew sentence you would use this abbreviation and refer to the chairman as the YOR or plural YORIM.  Here is an example:

English: Yuli Edelstein was the speaker of the Knesset

Transliteration: Yuli Edelstein haya ha’YOR shel haknesset

Hebrew:יולי אדלשטיין היה היו”ר של הכנסת

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English: The chairman of the Yeish Atid party is Yair Lapid

Transliteration: YOR mifleget Yeish Atid hoo Yair Lapid

Hebrew: יו”ר מפלגת יש עתיד הוא יעיר לפיד

Here is another example:

English: Moshe is the chairman of the committee

Transliteration: Moshe YOR havaada

Hebrew: משה הוא יו”ר הוועדה

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