השקה

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ק־ה (sh-q-h)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic أَسْقَى (ʔasqā).

Pronunciation

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Verb

הִשְׁקָה • (hishká) (hif'il construction, passive counterpart הושקה / הֻשְׁקָה)

  1. to give drink to, to water
    • Tanach, Deuteronomy 11:10, with translation of the New American Standard Bible:
      ...אֲשֶׁר תִּזְרַע אֶת־זַרְעֲךָ וְהִשְׁקִיתָ בְרַגְלְךָ כְּגַן הַיָּרָק.
      ...ašér tizrá' et-zar'achá vəhišqíta vəragləchá kəgán hayyaráq.
      ...where you used to sow your seed and water it with your foot like a vegetable garden..

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשְׁקָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִשְׁקֵיתִי הִשְׁקֵינוּ
second הִשְׁקֵיתָ הִשְׁקֵית הִשְׁקֵיתֶם הִשְׁקֵיתֶן
third הִשְׁקָה הִשְׁקְתָה הִשְׁקוּ
present מַשְׁקֶה מַשְׁקָה מַשְׁקִים מַשְׁקוֹת
future first אַשְׁקֶה נַשְׁקֶה
second תַּשְׁקֶה תַּשְׁקִי תַּשְׁקוּ תַּשְׁקֶינָה1
third יַשְׁקֶה תַּשְׁקֶה יַשְׁקוּ תַּשְׁקֶינָה1
imperative הַשְׁקֵה הַשְׁקִי הַשְׁקוּ הַשְׁקֶינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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