השתחוה

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Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ח־ו־ה or ח־י־ה as either the only remnant of a hishtaph'el binyan, in which case cognate with Ugaritic 𐎅𐎌𐎚𐎈𐎆𐎊 (hštḥwy), or borrowed from the Ugaritic word. Later reanalyzed as being a hithpa'lel form of the root ש־ח־ה (“bow down”).

Verb

הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה • (hishtakhavá) (hitpa'el construction)

  1. to bow
  2. to bow down, to prostrate oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵינוּ
second הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתָ הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵית הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶם הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶן
third הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה הִשְׁתַּחַוְתָה הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ
present מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה מִשְׁתַּחֲוָה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים מִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת
future first אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה
second תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה תִּשְׁתַּחֲוִי תִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה1
third יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה1
imperative הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵה הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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