השתחוה

השתחוה

Hebrew

Etymology

From the root ח־ו־ה‎ or ח־י־ה‎ as either the only remnant of a hishtaph'el binyan, in which case cognate with Ugaritic 𐎅𐎌𐎚𐎈𐎆𐎊 (hštḥwy), or borrowed from the Ugaritic word. Later reanalyzed as being a hithpa'lel form of the root ש־ח־ה‎ (“bow down”).

Verb

הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה • (hishtakhavá) (hitpa'el construction)

1. to bow
2. to bow down, to prostrate oneself

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת‎ action noun: הִשְׁתַּחֲווּת‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי‎		הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵינוּ‎
	second	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתָ‎	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵית‎	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶם‎	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶן‎
	third	הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה	הִשְׁתַּחַוְתָה‎	הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎
present		מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎	מִשְׁתַּחֲוָה‎	מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים‎	מִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת‎
future	first	אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎		נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎
	second	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוִי‎	תִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה‎1
	third	יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה‎	יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎	תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה‎1
imperative		הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵה	הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי‎	הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ‎	הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה‎1
notes		Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.