להט

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ל־ה־ט (l-h-ṭ)

From the root ל־ה־ט (l-h-t)

Noun

לַהַט • (lahat) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A blaze; also (from the idea of enwrapping) magic (as covert): – flaming, enchantment.
2. enthusiasm, exuberance
3. (flowery) flashing brightness (of a sword or sabre)
4. (physics) incandescence

Verb

לָהַט • (lahát) (pa'al construction)

1. to blaze, to burn
2. (colloquial) to be feverish
3. (electronics) to glow (to radiate thermal heat)

Conjugation

Conjugation of לָהַט (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: ללהוט / לִלְהֹט action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	לָהַטְתִּי		לָהַטְנוּ
	second	לָהַטְתָּ	לָהַטְתְּ	לְהַטְתֶּם1	לְהַטְתֶּן1
	third	לָהַט	לָהֲטָה	לָהֲטוּ
present		לוֹהֵט	לוֹהֶטֶת	לוֹהֲטִים	לוֹהֲטוֹת
future	first	אֶלְהַט		נִלְהַט
	second	תִּלְהַט	תִּלְהֲטִי	תִּלְהֲטוּ	תִּלְהַטְנָה2
	third	יִלְהַט	תִּלְהַט	יִלְהֲטוּ	תִּלְהַטְנָה2
imperative		לְהַט	לַהֲטִי	לַהֲטוּ	לְהַטְנָה2
notes		Pronounced לָהַטְתֶּם and לָהַטְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (electronics): (more dated) דָּלַק (dalák)

References

• H3857 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “להט” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language