הִכִּיר
Meanings
Hif'il verb
1. To know (someone), to recognize, to be familiar with (someone or something), to meet. (transitive)
2. To recognize (a country or legal entity). (diplomacy, transitive)
Pronunciation
hikír
Examples806
לֹא הִכַּרְתִּי אוֹתוֹ, אֲבָל הִכַּרְתִּי אֵת הַשֵּׁם שֶׁלּוֹ.
I didn't know him, but I had heard his name.
מָתַי הכרת אוֹתָהּ?
When did you first meet her?
הֵם לֹא מַכִּירִים אף אחד באֵזוֹר.
They don't know anyone in the area.
תּוֹם הָיָה זֶה שֶׁהִכִּיר לִי אֵת מרי.
Tom was the one who introduced Mary to me.
אֲנִי מַכִּיר אותך מאיפהשהו ?
Do I know you from somewhere?
אֲנִי מַכִּירָה אֵת תּוֹם ורעייתו.
I know Tom and his wife.