התחיל

Hebrew

Root
ת־ח־ל (t-kh-l)
2 terms

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /(h)itˈχil/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -il

Verb

הִתְחִיל • (hitkhíl) (hif'il construction)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to start, to begin
    Synonym: הֵחֵל (hekhél)
    • 11th century, Rashi, “Devarim 11:19”, in Commentary on the Torah:
      כשהתינוק מתחיל לדבר אביו מסיח עמו בלשון הקדש ומלמדו תורה
      When the infant begins to speak, his father should speak to him in Lashon Hakodesh and teach him Torah.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִתְחִיל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַתְחִיל
action noun הַתְחָלָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הִתְחַלְתִּי הִתְחַלְנוּ
second הִתְחַלְתָּ הִתְחַלְתְּ הִתְחַלְתֶּם הִתְחַלְתֶּן
third הִתְחִיל הִתְחִילָה הִתְחִילוּ
present מַתְחִיל מַתְחִילָה מַתְחִילִים מַתְחִילוֹת
future first אַתְחִיל נַתְחִיל
second תַּתְחִיל תַּתְחִילִי תַּתְחִילוּ תַּתְחֵלְנָה1
third יַתְחִיל תַּתְחִיל יַתְחִילוּ תַּתְחֵלְנָה1
imperative הַתְחֵל הַתְחִילִי הַתְחִילוּ הַתְחֵלְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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