How to say "to protect" in Hebrew
לְגוֹנֵן
[legonen]without vowels: לגונן
Meaning: to protect
"to protect" in Hebrew is לְגוֹנֵן (legonen). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ג-נ-נ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ג-נ-נ
Examples: "to protect" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְגוֹנֵן | megonen |
| she | הִיא מְגוֹנֶנֶת | megonenet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְגוֹנְנִים | megonnim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְגוֹנְנוֹת | megonnot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי גּוֹנַנְתִּי | gonanti |
| he | הוּא גּוֹנֵן | gonen |
| she | הִיא גּוֹנְנָה | gonna |
| they | הֵם גּוֹנְנוּ | gonnu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲגוֹנֵן | agonen |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּגוֹנֵן | tegonen |
| he | הוּא יְגוֹנֵן | ygonen |
| she | הִיא תְּגוֹנֵן | tegonen |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ג-נ-נ)
- לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן — защищаться
- לְהָגֵן — to protect