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התחיל

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Hebrew

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Root
ת־ח־ל (t-kh-l)
2 terms

Pronunciation

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Verb

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הִתְחִיל (hitkhíl) (hif'il construction)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) to start, to begin
    Synonym: הֵחֵל (hekhél)
    • 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.

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