נהג

to-infinitive: לנהוג \ לִנְהֹג ‎
action noun: נְהִיגָה ‎
passive participle: נָהוּג ‎

Hebrew

Root
נ־ה־ג‎

נָהַג • (nahág) (pa'al construction)

(transitive)

to do something out of habit or custom
- a. 217 CE, Mishnah, Bava Batra 1:1:
  ‏מָקוֹם שֶׁנָּהֲגוּ לִבְנוֹת גָּוִיל גָּזִית כְּפִיסִין לְבֵנִים בּוֹנִים הַ כֹּל כְּ מִנְהַג הַ מְּדִינָה‎‎
  [In] a place where the custom is to build [with] rough stone, smooth stone, half-bricks, or bricks, they build [with these materials], all is according to the custom of the land.
to be customary
to behave (in a particular way)
to lead, guide (an animal, a tour group, etc.)
to lead, guide (a company, a generation, etc.)
to drive (a vehicle)

Conjugation of נָהַג (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לנהוג \ לִנְהֹג‎ action noun: נְהִיגָה‎ passive participle: נָהוּג‎
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	נָהַגְתִּי‎		נָהַגְנוּ‎
	second	נָהַגְתָּ‎	נָהַגְתְּ‎	נְהַגְתֶּם‎¹	נְהַגְתֶּן‎¹
	third	נָהַג	נָהֲגָה‎	נָהֲגוּ‎
present		נוֹהֵג‎	נוֹהֶגֶת‎	נוֹהֲגִים‎	נוֹהֲגוֹת‎
future	first	אֶנְהַג‎		נִנְהַג‎
	second	תִּנְהַג‎	תִּנְהֲגִי‎	תִּנְהֲגוּ‎	תִּנְהַגְנָה‎²
	third	יִנְהַג‎	תִּנְהַג‎	יִנְהֲגוּ‎	תִּנְהַגְנָה‎²
imperative		נְהַג	נַהֲגִי‎	נַהֲגוּ‎	נְהַגְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced נָהַגְתֶּם‎ and נָהַגְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Uncommon in Modern Hebrew.

נַהָג or נֶהָג • (nahág or nehág) m (plural indefinite נַהָגִים‎ or נֶהָגִים‎)

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