חנק

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Aramaic

Verb

חנק • (transliteration needed)

  1. to choke, to suffocate
  2. to hang, to strangle
  3. to drown

Hebrew

Root
ח־נ־ק (kh-n-q)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic خَنَقَ (ḵanaqa).

Verb

חָנַק • (khanák) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶחְנַק)

  1. (transitive) To suffocate or asphyxiate (a person or animal); to choke, drown, or smother.

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָנַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָנַקְתִּי חָנַקְנוּ
second חָנַקְתָּ חָנַקְתְּ חֲנַקְתֶּם1 חֲנַקְתֶּן1
third חָנַק חָנְקָה חָנְקוּ
present חוֹנֵק חוֹנֶקֶת חוֹנְקִים חוֹנְקוֹת
future first אחנוק / אֶחֱנֹק נחנוק / נַחֲנֹק
second תחנוק / תַּחֲנֹק תַּחַנְקִי תַּחַנְקוּ תחנוקנה / תַּחֲנֹקְנָה2
third יחנוק / יַחֲנֹק תחנוק / תַּחֲנֹק יַחַנְקוּ תחנוקנה / תַּחֲנֹקְנָה2
imperative חנוק / חֲנֹק חִנְקִי חִנְקוּ חנוקנה / חֲנֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָנַקְתֶּם and חָנַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of חָנַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָנַקְתִּי חָנַקְנוּ
second חָנַקְתָּ חָנַקְתְּ חֲנַקְתֶּם1 חֲנַקְתֶּן1
third חָנַק חָנְקָה חָנְקוּ
present חוֹנֵק חוֹנֶקֶת חוֹנְקִים חוֹנְקוֹת
future first אחנוק / אֶחְנֹק נחנוק / נַחְנֹק
second תחנוק / תַּחְנֹק תַּחְנְקִי תַּחְנְקוּ תחנוקנה / תַּחְנֹקְנָה2
third יחנוק / יַחְנֹק תחנוק / תַּחְנֹק יַחְנְקוּ תחנוקנה / תַּחְנֹקְנָה2
imperative חנוק / חֲנֹק חִנְקִי חִנְקוּ חנוקנה / חֲנֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָנַקְתֶּם and חָנַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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