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חג

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See also: חג׳

Hebrew

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Root
ח־ג־ג (kh-g-g)
5 terms

Cognate to Arabic حَجّ (ḥajj, pilgrimage).

Noun

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חַג (khágm (plural indefinite חַגִּים, singular construct חַג־, plural construct חַגֵּי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. holiday (day on which a festival or celebration is observed)
  2. (Judaism) any of Passover, Shavuot, Sukkot, or Shemini Atzeret
Usage notes
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Declension
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Declension of חַג
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite חַג first חַגִּי חַגֵּנוּ
definite הֶחָג second חַגְּךָ חַגֵּךְ חַגְּכֶם חַגְּכֶן
construct חַג־ third חַגּוֹ חַגָּהּ חַגָּם חַגָּן
plural indefinite חַגִּים first חגיי / חַגַּי חַגֵּינוּ
definite הַחַגִּים second חַגֶּיךָ חגייך / חַגַּיִךְ חַגֵּיכֶם חַגֵּיכֶן
construct חַגֵּי־ third חַגָּיו חַגֶּיהָ חַגֵּיהֶם חַגֵּיהֶן
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Proper noun

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הֶחָג (hekhág)

  1. (definite, archaic, Judaism) Tabernacles

Etymology 2

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Verb

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חָג (chág) (pa'al construction)

  1. to circle
Conjugation
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Conjugation of חָג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָחוּג
action noun
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חַגְתִּי חַגְנוּ
second חַגְתָּ חַגְתְּ חַגְתֶּם חַגְתֶּן
third חָג חָגָה חָגוּ
present חָג חָגָה חָגִים חָגוֹת
future first אָחוּג נָחוּג
second תָּחוּג תָּחוּגִי תָּחוּגוּ תחוגנה / תָּחֹגְנָה1
third יָחוּג תָּחוּג יָחוּגוּ תחוגנה / תָּחֹגְנָה1
imperative positive חוּג חוּגִי חוּגוּ חוגנה / חֹגְנָה1
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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