הגה

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הגה¹

noun הֶגֶה · hége · הֲגָיִים · הֲגָאִים · הֲגָיֵי־ · הֲגָאֵי־

  1. sound שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ בְּרֹגֶז קֹלוֹ וְהֶגֶה מִפִּיו יֵצֵא׃
  2. phoneme

verb הָגָה · hagá · נֶהֱגָה · לַהֲגוֹת · הֲגִיָּה · הָגוּי

  1. construction pa'al to pronounce

    Similar: ביטא / בִּטֵּא

הגה²

  • /ˈhe.ɡe/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Uncertain. First attested in the 12th century.

noun הֶגֶה · hége · הֲגָאִים

  1. helm
  2. steering wheel
  3. figuratively control of something: reins, helm, wheel

הגה³

  • /haˈɡe/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

Related to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic הֵיגְתָא (heg'ta) and Classical Syriac ܚܵܓܬ݂ܵܐ (ḥāggəṯāʾ), all derived from Akkadian 𒂊𒄖𒌋 (egû).

First attested in the Talmud.

noun hagé · הָגִים · הָגִין

  1. masculine camelthorn (Alhagi, a genus of shrubs native to northern Africa and Asia Minor)

הגה⁴

  • /haˈɡa(h)/ Modern Israeli
  • /haˈɡe.a(h)/ Modern Israeli

verb הַגַּהּ · הַגֵּהַּ · hagáh · hagéah

  1. imperative, masculine, singular Masculine singular imperative of הִגִּיהַּ (higíah)

In English

  • sound sensation perceived by the ear
  • wheel steering device in a vessel
  • helm tiller (or, in a large ship, the wheel) which is used to control the rudder of a
  • steering wheel wheel-shaped control
  • handlebar bar for steering

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {הגה},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%92%D7%94},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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