הפנה

to-infinitive: ⁧ לְהַפְנוֹת ⁩
action noun: ⁧ הַפְנָיָה ⁩

Hebrew

Root
⁧פ־נ־ה⁩ (p-n-h)

⁧הִפְנָה⁩ • (hifná) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction, passive counterpart ⁧הופנה / הֻפְנָה⁩)

to turn
to divert, to direct
to allocate (resources, etc)
⁧נצתרך להפנות לזה הרבה משאבים בזמן הקרוב.⁩
Well need to allocate it a lot of resources in the near term.
to draw or to turn (attention)
⁧הפנו את תשומת ליבכם ימנה ותראו את המגדל החדש.⁩
Turn your attention right and see the new tower.
to refer someone
⁧הרופא שלי הפנה אותי אליה.⁩
My doctor referred me to her.

Conjugation of ⁧הִפְנָה⁩ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: ⁧לְהַפְנוֹת⁩ action noun: ⁧הַפְנָיָה⁩
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	⁧הִפְנֵיתִי⁩		⁧הִפְנֵינוּ⁩
	second	⁧הִפְנֵיתָ⁩	⁧הִפְנֵית⁩	⁧הִפְנֵיתֶם⁩	⁧הִפְנֵיתֶן⁩
	third	⁧הִפְנָה⁩	⁧הִפְנְתָה⁩	⁧הִפְנוּ⁩
present		⁧מַפְנֶה⁩	⁧מַפְנָה⁩	⁧מַפְנִים⁩	⁧מַפְנוֹת⁩
future	first	⁧אַפְנֶה⁩		⁧נַפְנֶה⁩
	second	⁧תַּפְנֶה⁩	⁧תַּפְנִי⁩	⁧תַּפְנוּ⁩	⁧תַּפְנֶינָה⁩¹
	third	⁧יַפְנֶה⁩	⁧תַּפְנֶה⁩	⁧יַפְנוּ⁩	⁧תַּפְנֶינָה⁩¹
imperative		⁧הַפְנֵה⁩	⁧הַפְנִי⁩	⁧הַפְנוּ⁩	⁧הַפְנֶינָה⁩¹
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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