הועיל
Hebrew
| Root |
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| י־ע־ל (y-ʿ-l) |
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /hoˈ(ʔ)il/, /hoˈʕil/
Verb
הוֹעִיל • (ho'íl) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)
- To be useful, beneficial, of use.
Usage notes
- In the most common Modern Israeli accent, this verb is pronounced identically with the unrelated verb הוֹאִיל (ho'íl). As a result, they are sometimes confused in writing, with one being written where the other is meant.
Conjugation
Conjugation of הוֹעִיל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
| non-finite forms |
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| finite forms | singular | plural | |||
| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | הוֹעַלְתִּי | הוֹעַלְנוּ | ||
| second | הוֹעַלְתָּ | הוֹעַלְתְּ | הוֹעַלְתֶּם | הוֹעַלְתֶּן | |
| third | הוֹעִיל | הוֹעִילָה | הוֹעִילוּ | ||
| present | מוֹעִיל | מוֹעִילָה | מוֹעִילִים | מוֹעִילוֹת | |
| future | first | אוֹעִיל | נוֹעִיל | ||
| second | תּוֹעִיל | תּוֹעִילִי | תּוֹעִילוּ | תּוֹעֵלְנָה1 | |
| third | יוֹעִיל | תּוֹעִיל | יוֹעִילוּ | תּוֹעֵלְנָה1 | |
| imperative | הוֹעֵל | הוֹעִילִי | הוֹעִילוּ | הוֹעֵלְנָה1 | |
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Related terms
- תוֹעֶלֶת (to'élet)
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