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#446 Early Retirement

January 20, 2026 · 9 min

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The Hebrew word פרישה means retirement, and these days פרישה המוקדמת is on everyone's mind. Guy explains פרישה and other words from its root פרש.

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New Words and Expressions:

Prisha me-ha-avoda – Retiring from work – פרישה מהעבודה

Prisha me-ha-avoda, Yetsi'ah le-pensia – Retiring from work – פרישה מהעבודה

"Kshe-at tets'ee le-pensya, mi yid'ag lach?" – When you retire, who will look after you? – כשאת תצאי לפנסיה, מי ידאג לך

Retirement age – Gil ha-prisha – גיל הפרישה

"Halom ha-prisha ha-mukdemet ha-mele'ah nimtsa rak be-heseg yadam shel israelim me'atim" – The dream of full early retirement is within reach for only a few Israelis – חלום הפרישה המוקדמת המלאה נמצא רק בהישג ידם של ישראלים מעטים

Prisha mukdemet mele'ah – Full early retirement – פרישה מוקדמת מלאה

Prisha mukdemet / pensia mukdemet – Early retirement – פרישה מוקדמת / פנסיה מוקדמת

"Hem lo parshu me-ha-avoda, aval hem ken parshu mi-merotz ha-achbarim" – They didn't retire from work, but they did step away from the rat race – הם לא פרשו מהעבודה, אבל הם כן פרשו ממירוץ העכברים

Prisha me-ha-hayim ha-politiyim – Retiring from political life – פרישה מהחיים הפוליטיים

Lifrosh me-ha-hayim ha-politiyim – To withdraw from political life – לפרוש מהחיים הפוליטיים

Lifrosh ba-si – To quit at your peak – לפרוש בשיא

Yalla, ani poresh – Ok, I am heading out – יאללה, אני פורש

Pensioner / pensionerit, gimlai / gimla'eet – Pensioner – פנסיונר / פנסיונרית, גמלאי /גמלאית

Gimla'eem – Pensioners – גמלאים

Gimla – Pension – גמלה

Hem lo mafrishim ksafim la-pensya – They are not setting aside funds for their pension – הם לא מפרישים כספים לפנסיה

Lehafrish – To set aside – להפריש

Hafrashat ksafim – Setting money aside – הפרשת כספים

Playlist and Clips:

Ministry of Finance – Kshe-tets'ee le-pensya

KAN TV – Prisha mukdemet

Knesset TV – Ehud Barak poresh

Gimla'eem – Pensioners

Ma HaBeaya – Shabak Samech

Ep. no. 327 about mukdam, early HEB

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