הגה

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ה־ג־ה (h-g-h)

Noun

הֶגֶה • (hége) m (plural indefinite הֲגָיִים or הֲגָאִים, plural construct הֲגָיֵי־ or הֲגָאֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

• תּוֹרַת הַהֶגֶה (torát hahége, “phonetics”)

Verb

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

1. to pronounce

Conjugation

Conjugation of הָגָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לַהֲגוֹת action noun: הֲגִיָּה passive participle: הָגוּי
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		Pronounced הָגִיתֶם and הָגִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• ביטא / בִּטֵּא (bité, biṭṭeʔ)

Etymology 2

Uncertain. First attested in the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈhe.ɡe/

Noun

הֶגֶה • (hége) m (plural indefinite הֲגָאִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

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

Derived terms

• הַגַּאי (hagái)

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

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /haˈɡe/

Noun

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

1. camelthorn, Alhagi

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /haˈɡa(h)/, /haˈɡe.a(h)/

Verb

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

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

Further reading

• H1897 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H1898 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• H1899 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “הגה” in Abraham Even-Shoshan (אַבְרָהָם אֶבֶן־שׁוֹשָׁן) et al., הַמִּלּוֹן הֶחָדָשׁ (ha-milón he-khadásh, “The New Dictionary”), Kiryat-Sefer Ltd. (קִרְיַת־סֵפֶר בְּע״ם)‎ (1984), →ISBN, volume 1 of 3 (א to כ), →ISBN.
• הגה in Milog