How to say "to protect" in Hebrew
לְהָגֵן
[lehagen]without vowels: להגן
Meaning: to protect
"to protect" in Hebrew is לְהָגֵן (lehagen). A verb in binyan hif'il, root ג-נ-נ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- hif'il
- Root
- ג-נ-נ
Examples: "to protect" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מֵגֵן | megen |
| she | הִיא מְגִינָּה | megina |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְגִינִּים | meginim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְגִינּוֹת | meginot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הֵגַנְתִּי | heganti |
| he | הוּא הֵגֵן | hegen |
| she | הִיא הֵגֵנָּה | hegena |
| they | הֵם הֵגֵנּוּ | hegenu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אָגֵן | agen |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תָּגֵן | tagen |
| he | הוּא יָגֵן | yagen |
| she | הִיא תָּגֵן | tagen |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ג-נ-נ)
- לְגוֹנֵן — to protect
- לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן — защищаться