התיז

עברית

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התיז

/hitˈtiz/
[hitˈtʰiːz]
/(h)iˈtiz/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

From the root נָתַז (natáz, “to sprinkle”), of whose qal form there is no attested use in Hebrew. The notion of "sprinkling" is semantically extended to causing something to fly or fall off in general.

verb הִתִּיז · hitíz · הֻתַּז · לְהַתִּיז · הַתָּזָה · הִתַּזְתִּי

construction hif'il, transitive to cause to fly off, to chop off
construction hif'il, transitive to decapitate מִצְוַת הַנֶּהֱרָגִים, הָיוּ מַתִּיזִין אֶת רֹאשׁוֹ בְסַיִף כְּדֶרֶךְ שֶׁהַמַּלְכוּת עוֹשָׂה.

In English

behead to remove the head

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"התיז." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%96. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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התיז. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%96

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"התיז." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%96.

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {התיז},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%99%D7%96},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}