השתחוה

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ח־ו־ה or ח־י־ה as either the only remnant of a hishtaph'el binyan, in which case cognate with Ugaritic 𐎅𐎌𐎚𐎈𐎆𐎊 (hštḥwy), or borrowed from the Ugaritic word. Later reanalyzed as being a hithpa'lel form of the root ש־ח־ה (“bow down”).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /hiʃ.taħˈwaː/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /hiʃ.ta.ħăˈvɔː/ [hiʃ.taː.ħaˈvɔː]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /hiʃ.ta.ħəˈwɔ/ [hiʃ.tæː.ħæˈwɔː]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /hiʃ.ta.χaˈva/ (West), /hiʃ.ta.ħaˈwa/ (East)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /hiʃ.ta.χaˈvɔ/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /hiʃ.ta.χaˈva/

Verb

הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה / השתחווה • (hishtakhavá) (hitpa'el construction)

to bow
to bow down, to prostrate oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of **הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת
non-finite forms		action noun		הִשְׁתַּחֲווּת

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי		הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵינוּ
	second	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתָ	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵית	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶם	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶן
	third	הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה	הִשְׁתַּחַוְתָה	הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ
present		מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה	מִשְׁתַּחֲוָה	מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים	מִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה		נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה
	second	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוִי	תִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה¹
	third	יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה	יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה¹
imperative		הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵה	הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי	הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה¹

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.