"התגלגל" meaning in Hebrew

See התגלגל in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Etymology: For the second sense, compare Spanish desarrollar. Etymology templates: {{he-rootbox|ג־ל־ג־ל}} Head templates: {{he-verb|hit|sort=גלגל|tr=hitgalgél|wv=הִתְגַּלְגֵּל}} הִתְגַּלְגֵּל • (hitgalgél) (hitpa'el construction) Inflection templates: {{he-conj|hit|גלגל}} Forms: הִתְגַּלְגֵּל [canonical], hitgalgél [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לְהִתְגַּלְגֵּל [error-unrecognized-form], הִתְגַּלְגְּלוּת [noun-from-verb], הִתְגַּלְגַּלְתִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, singular], הִתְגַּלְגַּלְנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, plural], הִתְגַּלְגַּלְתָּ [masculine, past, second-person, singular], הִתְגַּלְגַּלְתְּ [feminine, past, second-person, singular], הִתְגַּלְגַּלְתֶּם [masculine, past, plural, second-person], הִתְגַּלְגַּלְתֶּן [feminine, past, plural, second-person], הִתְגַּלְגֵּל [masculine, past, singular, third-person], הִתְגַּלְגְּלָה [feminine, past, singular, third-person], הִתְגַּלְגְּלוּ [feminine, masculine, past, plural, third-person], מִתְגַּלְגֵּל [masculine, present, singular], מִתְגַּלְגֶּלֶת [feminine, present, singular], מִתְגַּלְגְּלִים [masculine, plural, present], מִתְגַּלְגְּלוֹת [feminine, plural, present], אֶתְגַּלְגֵּל [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, singular], נִתְגַּלְגֵּל [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, plural], תִּתְגַּלְגֵּל [future, masculine, second-person, singular], תִּתְגַּלְגְּלִי [feminine, future, second-person, singular], תִּתְגַּלְגְּלוּ [future, masculine, plural, second-person], תִּתְגַּלְגֵּלְנָה [feminine, future, plural, second-person], יִתְגַּלְגֵּל [future, masculine, singular, third-person], תִּתְגַּלְגֵּל [feminine, future, singular, third-person], יִתְגַּלְגְּלוּ [future, masculine, plural, third-person], תִּתְגַּלְגֵּלְנָה [feminine, future, plural, third-person], הִתְגַּלְגֵּל [imperative, masculine, singular], הִתְגַּלְגְּלִי [feminine, imperative, singular], הִתְגַּלְגְּלוּ [imperative, masculine, plural], הִתְגַּלְגֵּלְנָה [feminine, imperative, plural], אַל + Second person future tense [imperative, negative]
  1. (intransitive) to roll Tags: construction-hitpa'el, intransitive
    Sense id: en-התגלגל-he-verb-6r1jmsPA
  2. (intransitive) to develop, take shape Tags: construction-hitpa'el, intransitive
    Sense id: en-התגלגל-he-verb-zrKmzPx0 Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters, Hebrew terms belonging to the root ג־ל־ג־ל, Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of Hebrew links with redundant alt parameters: 10 90 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root ג־ל־ג־ל: 22 78 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 96
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (sense 2): הִתְפַּתֵּחַ (hitpatéakh) Related terms: גַּלְגַּל (galgál) [masculine], גילגל (gilgél), גִּלְגֵּל (gilgél)
Disambiguation of 'sense 2': 0 0
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  "lang": "Hebrew",
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      "glosses": [
        "to roll"
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        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
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              10,
              17
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          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
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              33
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          "english": "The operation began to take shape a few months ago.",
          "text": "המבצע החל להתגלגל לפני כמה חודשים.",
          "translation": "The operation began to take shape a few months ago.",
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        "to develop, take shape"
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        "(intransitive) to develop, take shape"
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      "sense": "sense 2",
      "word": "הִתְפַּתֵּחַ"
    }
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  "word": "התגלגל"
}

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    {
      "form": "הִתְגַּלְגַּלְתֶּן",
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        "past",
        "plural",
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      "form": "מִתְגַּלְגְּלִים",
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        "present"
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    {
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        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "אֶתְגַּלְגֵּל",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "נִתְגַּלְגֵּל",
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        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "תִּתְגַּלְגֵּל",
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        "second-person",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְגַּלְגְּלִי",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְגַּלְגְּלוּ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְגַּלְגֵּלְנָה",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יִתְגַּלְגֵּל",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְגַּלְגֵּל",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יִתְגַּלְגְּלוּ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְגַּלְגֵּלְנָה",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְגַּלְגֵּל",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְגַּלְגְּלִי",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְגַּלְגְּלוּ",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְגַּלְגֵּלְנָה",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַל + Second person future tense",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "sort": "גלגל",
        "tr": "hitgalgél",
        "wv": "הִתְגַּלְגֵּל"
      },
      "expansion": "הִתְגַּלְגֵּל • (hitgalgél) (hitpa'el construction)",
      "name": "he-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "גלגל"
      },
      "name": "he-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "galgál",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "גַּלְגַּל"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gilgél",
      "word": "גילגל"
    },
    {
      "roman": "gilgél",
      "word": "גִּלְגֵּל"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew intransitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to roll"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "roll",
          "roll"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to roll"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew intransitive verbs",
        "Hebrew terms with usage examples",
        "Requests for transliteration of Hebrew usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              10,
              17
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              33
            ]
          ],
          "english": "The operation began to take shape a few months ago.",
          "text": "המבצע החל להתגלגל לפני כמה חודשים.",
          "translation": "The operation began to take shape a few months ago.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to develop, take shape"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "develop",
          "develop"
        ],
        [
          "shape",
          "shape"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(intransitive) to develop, take shape"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el",
        "intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "hitpatéakh",
      "sense": "sense 2",
      "word": "הִתְפַּתֵּחַ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "התגלגל"
}

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  "path": [
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  ],
  "section": "Hebrew",
  "subsection": "verb",
  "title": "התגלגל",
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}

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