"התפתל" meaning in Hebrew

See התפתל in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /hitpaˈtel/ [Modern-Israeli]
Head templates: {{he-verb|hit|tr=hitpatél|wv=הִתְפַּתֵּל}} הִתְפַּתֵּל • (hitpatél) (hitpa'el construction) Inflection templates: {{he-conj|hit|פתל}} Forms: הִתְפַּתֵּל [canonical], hitpatél [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], לְהִתְפַּתֵּל [error-unrecognized-form], הִתְפַּתְּלוּת [noun-from-verb], הִתְפַּתַּלְתִּי [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, singular], הִתְפַּתַּלְנוּ [feminine, first-person, masculine, past, plural], הִתְפַּתַּלְתָּ [masculine, past, second-person, singular], הִתְפַּתַּלְתְּ [feminine, past, second-person, singular], הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּם [masculine, past, plural, second-person], הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּן [feminine, past, plural, second-person], הִתְפַּתֵּל [masculine, past, singular, third-person], הִתְפַּתְּלָה [feminine, past, singular, third-person], הִתְפַּתְּלוּ [feminine, masculine, past, plural, third-person], מִתְפַּתֵּל [masculine, present, singular], מִתְפַּתֶּלֶת [feminine, present, singular], מִתְפַּתְּלִים [masculine, plural, present], מִתְפַּתְּלוֹת [feminine, plural, present], אֶתְפַּתֵּל [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, singular], נִתְפַּתֵּל [feminine, first-person, future, masculine, plural], תִּתְפַּתֵּל [future, masculine, second-person, singular], תִּתְפַּתְּלִי [feminine, future, second-person, singular], תִּתְפַּתְּלוּ [future, masculine, plural, second-person], תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה [feminine, future, plural, second-person], יִתְפַּתֵּל [future, masculine, singular, third-person], תִּתְפַּתֵּל [feminine, future, singular, third-person], יִתְפַּתְּלוּ [future, masculine, plural, third-person], תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה [feminine, future, plural, third-person], הִתְפַּתֵּל [imperative, masculine, singular], הִתְפַּתְּלִי [feminine, imperative, singular], הִתְפַּתְּלוּ [imperative, masculine, plural], הִתְפַּתֵּלְנָה [feminine, imperative, plural], אַל + Second person future tense [imperative, negative]
  1. to twist (oneself) Tags: construction-hitpa'el Synonyms: הִתְעַקֵּם, הִתְעַקֵּל
    Sense id: en-התפתל-he-verb-lowLXZE2
  2. to meander Tags: construction-hitpa'el
    Sense id: en-התפתל-he-verb-iiRwGXqX Categories (other): Hebrew entries with incorrect language header, Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ל, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Hebrew entries with incorrect language header: 21 58 21 Disambiguation of Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ל: 30 40 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 30 40 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 67 17
  3. (figuratively) to in a state of indecision Tags: construction-hitpa'el, figuratively Synonyms: הִתְלַבֵּט
    Sense id: en-התפתל-he-verb-EF53oPWA
     
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitpatél",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְהִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "לְהִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "להתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלוּת",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלוּת",
          "התפתלות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתִּי",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתִּי",
          "התפתלתי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְנוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְנוּ",
          "התפתלנו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתָּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתָּ",
          "התפתלת#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתְּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתְּ",
          "התפתלת#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּם",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּם",
          "התפתלתם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּן",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּן",
          "התפתלתן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "התפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלָה",
          "התפתלה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "התפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "מתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתֶּלֶת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתֶּלֶת",
          "מתפתלת#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתְּלִים",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתְּלִים",
          "מתפתלים#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתְּלוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתְּלוֹת",
          "מתפתלות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אֶתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "אֶתְפַּתֵּל",
          "אתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "נִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "נִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "נתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
          "תתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתְּלִי",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתְּלִי",
          "תתפתלי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "תתפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
          "תתפתלנה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "יִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "יתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
          "תתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "יִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "יתפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
          "תתפתלנה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "התפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלִי",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלִי",
          "התפתלי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "התפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
          "התפתלנה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַל + Second person future tense",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "hitpatél",
        "wv": "הִתְפַּתֵּל"
      },
      "expansion": "הִתְפַּתֵּל • (hitpatél) (hitpa'el construction)",
      "name": "he-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "פתל"
      },
      "name": "he-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You night you didn't sleep / You twisted in pain",
          "ref": "1993, Meir Ariel, “קטע קשה”, in זרעי קיץ:",
          "roman": "kol haláyla lo yashánt / hitpatált mike'evím",
          "text": "כל הלילה לא ישנת \\ התפתלת מכאבים",
          "translation": "You night you didn't sleep / You twisted in pain",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to twist (oneself)"
      ],
      "id": "en-התפתל-he-verb-lowLXZE2",
      "links": [
        [
          "twist",
          "twist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "הִתְעַקֵּם"
        },
        {
          "word": "הִתְעַקֵּל"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "21 58 21",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 40 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ל",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "30 40 30",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 67 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to meander"
      ],
      "id": "en-התפתל-he-verb-iiRwGXqX",
      "links": [
        [
          "meander",
          "meander"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to in a state of indecision"
      ],
      "id": "en-התפתל-he-verb-EF53oPWA",
      "links": [
        [
          "indecision",
          "indecision"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to in a state of indecision"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "הִתְלַבֵּט"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hitpaˈtel/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "התפתל"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Hebrew entries with incorrect language header",
    "Hebrew hitpa'el verbs",
    "Hebrew lemmas",
    "Hebrew terms belonging to the root פ־ת־ל",
    "Hebrew verbs",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitpatél",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "he-conj",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "לְהִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "לְהִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "להתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלוּת",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלוּת",
          "התפתלות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-verb"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתִּי",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתִּי",
          "התפתלתי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְנוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְנוּ",
          "התפתלנו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתָּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתָּ",
          "התפתלת#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתְּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתְּ",
          "התפתלת#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "past",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּם",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּם",
          "התפתלתם#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּן",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתַּלְתֶּן",
          "התפתלתן#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "התפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלָה",
          "התפתלה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "past",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "התפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "past",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "מתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתֶּלֶת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתֶּלֶת",
          "מתפתלת#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "present",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתְּלִים",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתְּלִים",
          "מתפתלים#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "מִתְפַּתְּלוֹת",
      "links": [
        [
          "מִתְפַּתְּלוֹת",
          "מתפתלות#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אֶתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "אֶתְפַּתֵּל",
          "אתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "נִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "נִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "נתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "first-person",
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
          "תתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתְּלִי",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתְּלִי",
          "תתפתלי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "תתפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
          "תתפתלנה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "יִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "יתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּל",
          "תתפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "יִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "יִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "יתפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "future",
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "תִּתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
          "תתפתלנה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "future",
        "plural",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתֵּל",
          "התפתל#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלִי",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלִי",
          "התפתלי#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתְּלוּ",
          "התפתלו#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "הִתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
      "links": [
        [
          "הִתְפַּתֵּלְנָה",
          "התפתלנה#Hebrew"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "imperative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "אַל + Second person future tense",
      "source": "conjugation",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "negative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "tr": "hitpatél",
        "wv": "הִתְפַּתֵּל"
      },
      "expansion": "הִתְפַּתֵּל • (hitpatél) (hitpa'el construction)",
      "name": "he-verb"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit",
        "2": "פתל"
      },
      "name": "he-conj"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Hebrew",
  "lang_code": "he",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Hebrew terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              19,
              25
            ]
          ],
          "english": "You night you didn't sleep / You twisted in pain",
          "ref": "1993, Meir Ariel, “קטע קשה”, in זרעי קיץ:",
          "roman": "kol haláyla lo yashánt / hitpatált mike'evím",
          "text": "כל הלילה לא ישנת \\ התפתלת מכאבים",
          "translation": "You night you didn't sleep / You twisted in pain",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to twist (oneself)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "twist",
          "twist"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "הִתְעַקֵּם"
        },
        {
          "word": "הִתְעַקֵּל"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to meander"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "meander",
          "meander"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to in a state of indecision"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "indecision",
          "indecision"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) to in a state of indecision"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "הִתְלַבֵּט"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "construction-hitpa'el",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/hitpaˈtel/",
      "tags": [
        "Modern-Israeli"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "התפתל"
}

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