חנק

חנק

Aramaic

Verb

חנק • (transliteration needed)

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

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Hebrew

Root
ח־נ־ק‎ (ḥ-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		to-infinitive: לחנוק / לַחֲנֹק‎ action noun: חֲנִיקָה‎ passive participle: חָנוּק‎
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		Pronounced חָנַקְתֶּם‎ and חָנַקְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.