התחיל

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Hebrew

Root
ת־ח־ל (t-ḥ-l)

Similar to Arabic دخل. See the Arabic root د خ ل.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -il

Verb

הִתְחִיל • (hitkhíl) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)

  1. (intransitive) To start, to begin.
    • 11th century, Rashi, “Devarim 11:19”, in Commentary on the Torah:
      כשהתינוק מתחיל לדבר אביו מסיח עמו בלשון הקדש ומלמדו תורה
      When the infant begins to speak, his father should speak to him in Lashon Hakodesh and teach him Torah.
  2. (transitive) To start, to begin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִתְחִיל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִתְחַלְתִּי הִתְחַלְנוּ
second הִתְחַלְתָּ הִתְחַלְתְּ הִתְחַלְתֶּם הִתְחַלְתֶּן
third הִתְחִיל הִתְחִילָה הִתְחִילוּ
present מַתְחִיל מַתְחִילָה מַתְחִילִים מַתְחִילוֹת
future first אַתְחִיל נַתְחִיל
second תַּתְחִיל תַּתְחִילִי תַּתְחִילוּ תַּתְחֵלְנָה1
third יַתְחִיל תַּתְחִיל יַתְחִילוּ תַּתְחֵלְנָה1
imperative הַתְחֵל הַתְחִילִי הַתְחִילוּ הַתְחֵלְנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

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