טבל

Hebrew

Root
ט־ב־ל (ṭ-b-l)
2 terms

Verb

טָבַל • (tavál) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִטְבַּל)

  1. (transitive) to immerse, dip (something)
  2. (intransitive) to immerse oneself, dip
  3. (Jewish law, transitive) to ritually immerse (something), usually into a mikveh
  4. (Jewish law, intransitive) to ritually immerse oneself, usually into a mikveh

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לטבול / לִטְבֹּל
action noun טְבִילָה
passive participle טָבוּל
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טָבַלְתִּי טָבַלְנוּ
second טָבַלְתָּ טָבַלְתְּ טְבַלְתֶּם1 טְבַלְתֶּן1
third טָבַל טָבְלָה טָבְלוּ
present טוֹבֵל טוֹבֶלֶת טוֹבְלִים טוֹבְלוֹת
future first אטבול / אֶטְבֹּל נטבול / נִטְבֹּל
second תטבול / תִּטְבֹּל תִּטְבְּלִי תִּטְבְּלוּ תטבולנה / תִּטְבֹּלְנָה2
third יטבול / יִטְבֹּל תטבול / תִּטְבֹּל יִטְבְּלוּ תטבולנה / תִּטְבֹּלְנָה2
imperative טבול / טְבֹל טִבְלִי טִבְלוּ טבולנה / טְבֹלְנָה2

1 Pronounced טָבַלְתֶּם and טָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Descendants

  • Yiddish: טובֿלן (toyvln)

Noun

טֶבֶל • (tévelm

  1. (Mishnaic Hebrew, Jewish law) food that has not yet been tithed

References

  • טבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading