How to say "to begin" in Hebrew
לְהָחֵל
[lehakhel]without vowels: להחל
Meaning: to begin, to start
"to begin" in Hebrew is לְהָחֵל (lehakhel). A verb in binyan hif'il, root ח-ל-ל. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- hif'il
- Root
- ח-ל-ל
Examples: "to begin" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מֵחֵל | mekhel |
| she | הִיא מְחִילָּה | mekhila |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְחִילִּים | mekhilim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְחִילּוֹת | mekhilot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הֵחַלְתִּי | hekhalti |
| he | הוּא הֵחֵל | hekhel |
| she | הִיא הֵחֵלָּה | hekhela |
| they | הֵם הֵחֵלּוּ | hekhelu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אָחֵל | akhel |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תָּחֵל | takhel |
| he | הוּא יָחֵל | yakhel |
| she | הִיא תָּחֵל | takhel |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ח-ל-ל)
- לְחַלֵּל — to desecrate