התנצל

Hebrew

Root
נ־צ־ל (n-ṣ-l)

Verb

הִתְנַצֵּל • (hitnatsél) third-singular masculine past (hitpa'el construction)

  1. to apologize
  2. (dated) to excuse oneself: offer an excuse for one's actions
  3. (Biblical Hebrew) to remove one's jewels and any other bodily ornaments, as a measure of showing candid remorse and regret.
    • Tanach, Exodus 33:6, with translation of the American Standard Version:
      :וַיִּתְנַצְּלוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אֶת עֶדְיָם מֵהַר חוֹרֵב
      wayyit̲naṣṣəlû b̲ənê yiśrāʾēl ʾet̲ ʿed̲yām mēhar ḥôrēb̲
      ‏vayitnats'lú v'néi yisra'él et edyám mehár khorév‎‎
      And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.

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