הועיל

Hebrew

Root
י־ע־ל (y-ʿ-l)
8 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

הוֹעִיל • (ho'íl) (hif'il construction)

  1. To be useful, beneficial, of use.

Usage notes

  • In the most common Modern Israeli accent, this verb is pronounced identically with the unrelated verb הוֹאִיל (ho'íl). As a result, they are sometimes confused in writing, with one being written where the other is meant.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הוֹעִיל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהוֹעִיל
action noun —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הוֹעַלְתִּי הוֹעַלְנוּ
second הוֹעַלְתָּ הוֹעַלְתְּ הוֹעַלְתֶּם הוֹעַלְתֶּן
third הוֹעִיל הוֹעִילָה הוֹעִילוּ
present מוֹעִיל מוֹעִילָה מוֹעִילִים מוֹעִילוֹת
future first אוֹעִיל נוֹעִיל
second תּוֹעִיל תּוֹעִילִי תּוֹעִילוּ תּוֹעֵלְנָה1
third יוֹעִיל תּוֹעִיל יוֹעִילוּ תּוֹעֵלְנָה1
imperative הוֹעֵל הוֹעִילִי הוֹעִילוּ הוֹעֵלְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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