התחיל

Hebrew

Root
ת־ח־ל (t-ḥ-l)

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

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -il

Verb

הִתְחִיל • (hitkhíl) third-singular masculine past (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)