נכנע

עברית

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נכנע

/niχˈna/ Modern Israeli

Where it comes from

The sense found in the Tanach is semantically the passive of הִכְנִיע (hikhnía, “to humble, subdue”).

verb נִכְנַע · nikhná · להיכנע · לְהִכָּנַע · היכנעות · הִכָּנְעוּת

construction nif'al to surrender
Biblical, construction nif'al to be brought low, subdued וַתִּכָּנַע מוֹאָב בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא תַּחַת יַד יִשְׂרָאֵל וַתִּשְׁקֹט הָאָרֶץ שְׁמוֹנִים שָׁנָה׃

In English

surrender transitive: to give up into the power, control, or possession of another
give up admit defeat

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@misc{micwyn_2026,
  title = {נכנע},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/he/%D7%A0%D7%9B%D7%A0%D7%A2},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}