טבל

Hebrew

Root
ט־ב־ל (ṭ-b-l)

Verb

טָבַל • (tavál) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִטְבַּל)

1. (transitive) to immerse, dip (something)
2. (intransitive) to immerse oneself, dip
3. (Jewish law, transitive) to ritually immerse (something), usually into a mikveh
4. (Jewish law, intransitive) to ritually immerse oneself, usually into a mikveh

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָבַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לטבול / לִטְבֹּל action noun: טְבִילָה passive participle: טָבוּל
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	טָבַלְתִּי		טָבַלְנוּ
	second	טָבַלְתָּ	טָבַלְתְּ	טְבַלְתֶּם1	טְבַלְתֶּן1
	third	טָבַל	טָבְלָה	טָבְלוּ
present		טוֹבֵל	טוֹבֶלֶת	טוֹבְלִים	טוֹבְלוֹת
future	first	אטבול / אֶטְבֹּל		נטבול / נִטְבֹּל
	second	תטבול / תִּטְבֹּל	תִּטְבְּלִי	תִּטְבְּלוּ	תטבולנה / תִּטְבֹּלְנָה2
	third	יטבול / יִטְבֹּל	תטבול / תִּטְבֹּל	יִטְבְּלוּ	תטבולנה / תִּטְבֹּלְנָה2
imperative		טבול / טְבֹל	טִבְלִי	טִבְלוּ	טבולנה / טְבֹלְנָה2
notes		Pronounced טָבַלְתֶּם and טָבַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Descendants

• Yiddish: טובֿלן (toyvln)
  • English: toivel, tovel

References

• “טבל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language