תירגל

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Root
ת־ר־ג־ל (t-r-g-l)

From the root ת־ר־ג־ל, hence from the root ר־ג־ל.

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תירגל / תִּרְגֵּל (tirgél) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. To exercise, to practise.
    Synonym: הִתְאַמֵּן (hitamén)
  2. To drill, to train (someone)
    • Tanach, Hosea 11:3, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְאָנֹכִי תִרְגַּלְתִּי לְאֶפְרַיִם, קָחָם עַל־זְרוֹעֹתָיו; וְלֹא יָדְעוּ, כִּי רְפָאתִים.
      vəanochí tirgálti ləefráim, qaḥám 'al-zəro'otáv; vəlo yadə'ú, ki rəfātím
      It was I who taught Ephraim [to walk], taking them by the arms; but they did not realize, it was I who healed them.

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