התחיל

התחיל

Hebrew

Root
ת־ח־ל‎ (t-ḥ-l)

Similar to Arabic دخل. See the Arabic root د خ ل.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -il

Verb

הִתְחִיל • (hitkhíl) (hif'il construction)

1. (intransitive) To start, to begin.
   • 11th century, Rashi, “Devarim 11:19”, in Commentary on the Torah:

     ‏כשהתינוק מתחיל לדבר אביו מסיח עמו בלשון הקדש ומלמדו תורה‎

     When the infant begins to speak, his father should speak to him in Lashon Hakodesh and teach him Torah.

2. (transitive) To start, to begin.

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִתְחִיל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהַתְחִיל‎ action noun: הַתְחָלָה‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הִתְחַלְתִּי‎		הִתְחַלְנוּ‎
	second	הִתְחַלְתָּ‎	הִתְחַלְתְּ‎	הִתְחַלְתֶּם‎	הִתְחַלְתֶּן‎
	third	הִתְחִיל	הִתְחִילָה‎	הִתְחִילוּ‎
present		מַתְחִיל‎	מַתְחִילָה‎	מַתְחִילִים‎	מַתְחִילוֹת‎
future	first	אַתְחִיל‎		נַתְחִיל‎
	second	תַּתְחִיל‎	תַּתְחִילִי‎	תַּתְחִילוּ‎	תַּתְחֵלְנָה‎1
	third	יַתְחִיל‎	תַּתְחִיל‎	יַתְחִילוּ‎	תַּתְחֵלְנָה‎1
imperative		הַתְחֵל‎	הַתְחִילִי‎	הַתְחִילוּ‎	הַתְחֵלְנָה‎1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (begin): הֵחֵל‎ (hekhél)