to be soimech
Definitions
v. To rely, depend (on).
v. To base one's opinion (on).
Example Sentences
“I'm soimech on the Mashgiach when I eat in that restaurant.” (Weiser)
“At the pool, you have to be soimech on the lifeguard to protect you.” (Weiser)
“He was soimech on the Shulchan Aruch for the psak.” (Weiser)
"An example is a litvishe using chasidim to be soimech on to miss zman krias shma." (source)
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Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- Yiddish
Etymology
Y סומך זײַן soymekh zayn
- Orthodox: Jews who identify as Orthodox and observe halacha (Jewish law)
- North America
- Frumspeak: The First Dictionary of Yeshivish, by Chaim Weiser (Northvale, 1995).
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Alternative Spellings
to be soimekh, to be soymekh, to be soymech
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