מנע

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
מ־נ־ע (m-n-ʿ)
3 terms

Cognate with Arabic مَنَعَ (manaʕa).

Verb

מָנַע • (maná') (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִמְנַע)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to withhold
    • Tanach, Proverbs 23:13, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אַל־תִּמְנַע מִנַּעַר מוּסָר כִּי־תַכֶּנּוּ בַשֵּׁבֶט לֹא יָמוּת׃
      Withhold not correction from the child; For though thou beat him with the rod, he will not die.
  2. to prevent
    האיש מנע מהחתול ליפול
    The man prevented the cat from falling.

Conjugation

Conjugation of מָנַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive למנוע / לִמְנֹעַ
action noun מְנִיעָה
passive participle מָנוּעַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first מָנַעְתִּי מָנַעְנוּ
second מָנַעְתָּ מָנַעְתְּ מְנַעְתֶּם1 מְנַעְתֶּן1
third מָנַע מָנְעָה מָנְעוּ
present מוֹנֵעַ מוֹנַעַת מוֹנְעִים מוֹנְעוֹת
future first אֶמְנַע נִמְנַע
second תִּמְנַע תִּמְנְעִי תִּמְנְעוּ תִּמְנַעְנָה2
third יִמְנַע תִּמְנַע יִמְנְעוּ תִּמְנַעְנָה2
imperative מְנַע מִנְעִי מִנְעוּ מְנַעְנָה2

1 Pronounced מָנַעְתֶּם and מָנַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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