הכניע

Hebrew

Root
כ־נ־ע (k-n-ʿ)
3 terms

Etymology

Causative of the unused root כָּנַע (kaná, “to bend one's knee, fall on one's knees”).

Pronunciation

Verb

הִכְנִיעַ • (hikhnía) (hif'il construction)

  1. to bring low, humble
    • Tanach, Job 40:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      רְאֵה כׇל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם׃
      Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; And tread down the wicked in their place.
  2. to subdue (enemies)
    • Tanach, 2 Samuel 8:1, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיְהִי אַחֲרֵי־כֵן וַיַּךְ דָּוִד אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיַּכְנִיעֵם וַיִּקַּח דָּוִד אֶת־מֶתֶג הָאַמָּה מִיַּד פְּלִשְׁתִּים׃
      And after this it came to pass, that David smote the Philistines, and subdued them; and David took Metheg-ammah out of the hand of the Philistines.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִכְנִיעַ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַכְנִיעַ
action noun הַכְנָעָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הִכְנַעְתִּי הִכְנַעְנוּ
second הִכְנַעְתָּ הִכְנַעְתְּ הִכְנַעְתֶּם הִכְנַעְתֶּן
third הִכְנִיעַ הִכְנִיעָה הִכְנִיעוּ
present מַכְנִיעַ מַכְנִיעָה מַכְנִיעִים מַכְנִיעוֹת
future first אַכְנִיעַ נַכְנִיעַ
second תַּכְנִיעַ תַּכְנִיעִי תַּכְנִיעוּ תַּכְנַעְנָה1
third יַכְנִיעַ תַּכְנִיעַ יַכְנִיעוּ תַּכְנַעְנָה1
imperative הַכְנֵעַ הַכְנִיעִי הַכְנִיעוּ הַכְנַעְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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