"לעומת" meaning in Hebrew

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Preposition

Forms: לְעֻמַּת [canonical], l'umát [romanization]
Etymology: From לְ־ + עֻמַּת (construct form of עֻמָּה). Etymology templates: {{af|he|לְ־|עֻמַּת}} לְ־ + עֻמַּת Head templates: {{he-prep|dwv=לְעֻמַּת|tr=l'umát}} לעומת / לְעֻמַּת • (l'umát)
  1. As opposed to; compared to; compared with; versus; by contrast.
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      "name": "af"
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  "etymology_text": "From לְ־ + עֻמַּת (construct form of עֻמָּה).",
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "prep",
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          "parents": [],
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      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "She asked me, if I were given two choices, love that I've dreamed of my whole life, or 50 million shekels, what I would choose.",
          "ref": "2006 December 12, מירב רזניק (meráv réznik), “מה זה 50 מיליון לעומת אהבת אמת” (má zé 50 milyón l'umát 'ahavát 'emét, “What's 50 million compared to true love”), Ynet",
          "roman": "hí sha'alá 'otí, 'im not'ním lí shtéi 'efsharuyót livkhór mibeineihém, 'ahavá shekhalámti 'aléha kól khayái, l'umát 50 milyón shékel, b'má 'evkhár.",
          "text": "היא שאלה אותי, אם נותנים לי שתי אפשרויות לבחור מביניהן, אהבה שחלמתי עליה כל חיי, לעומת 50 מיליון שקל, במה אבחר.",
          "translation": "She asked me, if I were given two choices, love that I've dreamed of my whole life, or 50 million shekels, what I would choose.",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
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        "As opposed to; compared to; compared with; versus; by contrast."
      ],
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          "As opposed to",
          "as opposed to"
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          "compared to",
          "compared to"
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          "compared with",
          "compared with"
        ],
        [
          "versus",
          "versus"
        ],
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          "by contrast",
          "by contrast"
        ]
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  "word": "לעומת"
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  "etymology_text": "From לְ־ + עֻמַּת (construct form of עֻמָּה).",
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  ],
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  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "prep",
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        {
          "english": "She asked me, if I were given two choices, love that I've dreamed of my whole life, or 50 million shekels, what I would choose.",
          "ref": "2006 December 12, מירב רזניק (meráv réznik), “מה זה 50 מיליון לעומת אהבת אמת” (má zé 50 milyón l'umát 'ahavát 'emét, “What's 50 million compared to true love”), Ynet",
          "roman": "hí sha'alá 'otí, 'im not'ním lí shtéi 'efsharuyót livkhór mibeineihém, 'ahavá shekhalámti 'aléha kól khayái, l'umát 50 milyón shékel, b'má 'evkhár.",
          "text": "היא שאלה אותי, אם נותנים לי שתי אפשרויות לבחור מביניהן, אהבה שחלמתי עליה כל חיי, לעומת 50 מיליון שקל, במה אבחר.",
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        "As opposed to; compared to; compared with; versus; by contrast."
      ],
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          "compared to",
          "compared to"
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          "compared with",
          "compared with"
        ],
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          "versus",
          "versus"
        ],
        [
          "by contrast",
          "by contrast"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "לעומת"
}

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