Hebrew for "Quiet, please."
Well-known to anyone who attended Hebrew
school as a child. Traditional response is "hey!" sometimes accompanied with a raised fist, and always followed by silence. Used to get everyone's attention so they will settle down and listen.
As used in The Hebrew
Hammer.
Speaker: Sheket Bevakashah!
Crowd: Hey!
Speaker: Sheket Bevakashah!
Crowd: Hey!
Speaker: Sheket Bevakashah!
Crowd: Hey!
Speaker: Okay,
now that I've got everybody's
attention...