הגיע

Hebrew

Root
נ־ג־ע (n-g-ʿ)
5 terms

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(h)iˈɡia(ʕ)/

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Verb

הִגִּיעַ • (higía) (hif'il construction)

1. to arrive, to get, to reach

   הִגַּעְתֶּם לְשָׁם? ― higatém l'shám? ― Have you gotten there?

   • Passover Haggadah:

     […] עַד שֶׁבָּאוּ תַלְמִידֵיהֶם וְאָמְרוּ לָהֶם׃ ״רַבּוֹתֵינוּ, הִגִּיעַ זְמַן קְרִיאַת שְׁמַע שֶׁל שַׁחֲרִית!״

     […] 'ad shebá'u talmideihém v'am'rú lahém: "rabotéinu, higía' z'mán k'ri'át sh'má' shel shakharít!"
     […] ʿaḏ šebbā́ʾū ṯalmīḏēhem wəʾāmərū lāhem: "rabbōṯḗnū, higgī́aʿ zəman qərīʾaṯ šəmaʿ šel šaḥărīṯ!"

     […] until their students came and said to them: “Our teachers, the time has arrived for the morning recital of the Shema!”

2. to be deserved, to serve someone right

   אני לא חושב שזה מגיע לי. ― aní lo khoshév she-zé magía li ― I don't think I deserve this.

   מה עשיתי שזה מגיע לי? ― ma asíti she-zé magía li? ― What did I do to (lit. that I) deserve this?

Usage notes

• Hebrew הִגִּיעַ is typically used with לְ־ (l'-, “to”) or ־ָה (-a, “-ward”, dative case), similar to הָלַךְ (halákh, “to walk, to go”): “הלך/הגיע למדינה”, ‎ “הלך/הגיע לבית” (or “הלך/הגיע הביתה”). This contrasts with English arrive or be: “be/arrive in a country”, “be/arrive at home” (or “be/arrive home”).

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִגִּיעַ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְהַגִּיעַ
		action noun		הַגָּעָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	הִגַּעְתִּי		הִגַּעְנוּ
	second	הִגַּעְתָּ	הִגַּעְתְּ	הִגַּעְתֶּם	הִגַּעְתֶּן
	third	הִגִּיעַ	הִגִּיעָה	הִגִּיעוּ
present		מַגִּיעַ	מַגִּיעָה	מַגִּיעִים	מַגִּיעוֹת
future	first	אַגִּיעַ		נַגִּיעַ
	second	תַּגִּיעַ	תַּגִּיעִי	תַּגִּיעוּ	תַּגַּעְנָה1
	third	יַגִּיעַ	תַּגִּיעַ	יַגִּיעוּ	תַּגַּעְנָה1
imperative		הַגַּע	הַגִּיעִי	הַגִּיעוּ	הַגַּעְנָה1

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

• הגיע עד פת לחם