הגה

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ה־ג־ה (h-g-h)

Noun

הֶגֶה • (hége) m (plural indefinite הֲגָיִים or הֲגָאִים, plural construct הֲגָיֵי־ or הֲגָאֵי־)

  1. (phonology) phoneme
    • Tanach, Job 37:2, with translation of the King James Version:
      שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלוֹ וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃
      šimʕu šɔmóaʕ bəróḡɛz qolo wəhɛ́ḡɛ mippiw yeṣeʔ
      Hear attentively the noise of his voice; and the sound that goeth out of his mouth.
Derived terms

Verb

הָגָה • (haga) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶהֱגָה)

  1. to pronounce
Conjugation
Conjugation of הָגָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first הָגִיתִי הָגִינוּ
second הָגִיתָ הָגִית הֲגִיתֶם1 הֲגִיתֶן1
third הָגָה הָגְתָה הָגוּ
present הוֹגֶה הוֹגָה הוֹגִים הוֹגוֹת
future first אֶהֱגֶה נֶהֱגֶה
second תֶּהֱגֶה תֶּהֱגִי תֶּהֱגוּ תֶּהֱגֶינָה2
third יֶהֱגֶה תֶּהֱגֶה יֶהֱגוּ תֶּהֱגֶינָה2
imperative הֲגֵה הֲגִי הֲגוּ הֲגֶינָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced הָגִיתֶם and הָגִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Uncertain. First attested in the 12th century.

Pronunciation

Noun

הֶגֶה • (hége) m (plural indefinite הֲגָאִים)

  1. (nautical) helm
  2. steering wheel
  3. (figurative) control of something: reins, helm, wheel
Derived terms

Etymology 3

Related to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic הֵיגְתָא (hêḡəṯāʾ) and Classical Syriac ܚܵܓܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāggəṯāʾ), all derived from Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû).

First attested in the Talmud.

Pronunciation

Noun

הגה • (hagé, hɔḡɛ) m (plural indefinite הָגִים or הָגִין)

  1. camelthorn (Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor)

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Verb

הַגַּהּ or הַגֵּהַּ • (hagáh, haggah or hagéah, haggéah)

  1. Masculine singular imperative of הִגִּיהַּ (higíah, higgíah)

References

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