התנקש

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ק־שׁ (n-q-š)

Verb

הִתְנַקֵּשׁ • (hitnakesh) third-singular masculine past (hitpa'el construction)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to attempt assassination
    • Tanach, 1 Samuel 28:9:
      וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֵלָיו הִנֵּה אַתָּה יָדַעְתָּ אֵת אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר הִכְרִית אֶת הָאֹבוֹת וְאֶת הַיִּדְּעֹנִי מִן הָאָרֶץ וְלָמָה אַתָּה מִתְנַקֵּשׁ בְּנַפְשִׁי לַהֲמִיתֵנִי׃
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  2. to assassinate

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִתְנַקֵּשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הִתְנַקַּשְׁתִּי הִתְנַקַּשְׁנוּ
second הִתְנַקַּשְׁתָּ הִתְנַקַּשְׁתְּ הִתְנַקַּשְׁתֶּם הִתְנַקַּשְׁתֶּן
third הִתְנַקֵּשׁ הִתְנַקְּשָׁה הִתְנַקְּשׁוּ
present מִתְנַקֵּשׁ מִתְנַקֶּשֶׁת מִתְנַקְּשִׁים מִתְנַקְּשׁוֹת
future first אֶתְנַקֵּשׁ נִתְנַקֵּשׁ
second תִּתְנַקֵּשׁ תִּתְנַקְּשִׁי תִּתְנַקְּשׁוּ תִּתְנַקֵּשְׁנָה1
third יִתְנַקֵּשׁ תִּתְנַקֵּשׁ יִתְנַקְּשׁוּ תִּתְנַקֵּשְׁנָה1
imperative הִתְנַקֵּשׁ הִתְנַקְּשִׁי הִתְנַקְּשׁוּ הִתְנַקֵּשְׁנָה1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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