עכשיו

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עכשיו

/(ʔ)aχˈʃav/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Perhaps from שָׁעָהכְּ עַד (ád ksha'á) or הוּאכְּשֶׁ עַד (ád kshehú). Attested since Late Antiquity.

The spelling with י may have arisen to disambiguate the vowel before ו so as not to be read as וֹ – as in analogous words like סתיו /סְתָו (stáv) and the possessive ending ־ָיו (-áv).

adverb עַכְשָׁו · akhsháv

now
Similar: כָּעֵת, עַתָּה, כָּרֶגַע

In English

here this time, the present situation
just recently, moments ago
right now at this precise moment

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MLA

"עכשיו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9B%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

עכשיו. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9B%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95

Chicago

"עכשיו." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9B%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {עכשיו},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A2%D7%9B%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%95},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}