חג

See also: חג׳

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ח־ג־ג (kh-g-g)
5 terms

Cognate to Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, “pilgrimage”).

Noun

חַג • (khág) m (plural indefinite חַגִּים, singular construct חַג־, plural construct חַגֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. holiday (day on which a festival or celebration is observed)
  2. (Judaism) any of Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot, or Shemini Atzeret
Usage notes
Derived terms

Proper noun

הֶחָג • (hekhág)

  1. (definite, archaic, Judaism) Tabernacles

Etymology 2

Root
ח־ו־ג (kh-w-g)
6 terms

Verb

חָג • (chág) (pa'al construction)

  1. to circle
Conjugation
Conjugation of חָג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָחוּג
action noun —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חַגְתִּי חַגְנוּ
second חַגְתָּ חַגְתְּ חַגְתֶּם חַגְתֶּן
third חָג חָגָה חָגוּ
present חָג חָגָה חָגִים חָגוֹת
future first אָחוּג נָחוּג
second תָּחוּג תָּחוּגִי תָּחוּגוּ תחוגנה / תָּחֹגְנָה1
third יָחוּג תָּחוּג יָחוּגוּ תחוגנה / תָּחֹגְנָה1
imperative חוּג חוּגִי חוּגוּ חוגנה / חֹגְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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