נכנע

Hebrew

Root
כ־נ־ע (k-n-ʿ)
3 terms

Etymology

The sense found in the Tanach is semantically the passive of הִכְנִיע (hikhnía, “to humble, subdue”).

Pronunciation

Verb

נִכְנַע • (nikhná) (nif'al construction)

  1. to surrender
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) to be brought low, subdued
    • Tanach, Judges 3:30, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַתִּכָּנַע מוֹאָב בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא תַּחַת יַד יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה׃
      So Moab was subdued that day under the hand of Israel. And the land had rest fourscore years.

Conjugation

Conjugation of נִכְנַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive להיכנע / לְהִכָּנַע
action noun היכנעות / הִכָּנְעוּת
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first נִכְנַעְתִּי נִכְנַעְנוּ
second נִכְנַעְתָּ נִכְנַעְתְּ נִכְנַעְתֶּם נִכְנַעְתֶּן
third נִכְנַע נִכְנְעָה נִכְנְעוּ
present נִכְנָע נִכְנַעַת נִכְנָעִים נִכְנָעוֹת
future first אֶכָּנַע ניכנע / נִכָּנַע
second תיכנע / תִּכָּנַע תיכנעי / תִּכָּנְעִי תיכנעו / תִּכָּנְעוּ תיכנענה / תִּכָּנַעְנָה1
third ייכנע / יִכָּנַע תיכנע / תִּכָּנַע ייכנעו / יִכָּנְעוּ תיכנענה / תִּכָּנַעְנָה1
imperative היכנע / הִכָּנַע היכנעי / הִכָּנְעִי היכנעו / הִכָּנְעוּ היכנענה / הִכָּנַעְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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