הסתכל

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ס־כ־ל (s-k-l)

Hitpa'el construction of root ס־כ־ל (“to regard, consider”); compare שׂ־כ־ל.

Verb

הִסְתַּכֵּל • (histakél) third-singular masculine past (hitpa'el construction)

1. to look (at)

Usage notes

• It is followed by ב־, usually translated "at", so that the verb is usually translated just "look".

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִסְתַּכֵּל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהִסְתַּכֵּל action noun: הִסְתַּכְּלוּת
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הִסְתַּכַּלְתִּי		הִסְתַּכַּלְנוּ
	second	הִסְתַּכַּלְתָּ	הִסְתַּכַּלְתְּ	הִסְתַּכַּלְתֶּם	הִסְתַּכַּלְתֶּן
	third	הִסְתַּכֵּל	הִסְתַּכְּלָה	הִסְתַּכְּלוּ
present		מִסְתַּכֵּל	מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת	מִסְתַּכְּלִים	מִסְתַּכְּלוֹת
future	first	אֶסְתַּכֵּל		נִסְתַּכֵּל
	second	תִּסְתַּכֵּל	תִּסְתַּכְּלִי	תִּסְתַּכְּלוּ	תִּסְתַּכֵּלְנָה1
	third	יִסְתַּכֵּל	תִּסְתַּכֵּל	יִסְתַּכְּלוּ	תִּסְתַּכֵּלְנָה1
imperative		הִסְתַּכֵּל	הִסְתַּכְּלִי	הִסְתַּכְּלוּ	הִסְתַּכֵּלְנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• אַל תִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּקַּנְקַן, אֶלָּא בַמֶּה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בּוֹ (ál tistakél baqanqán, éla bamé sheyésh bó)