התחייבות

Hebrew

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־‎)

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

Related terms

חוֹבָה‎ (khová, “obligation”)

References

“התחייבות” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שֹׁשָן) 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.

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