הִתְגּוֹנֵן
Meanings
Hitpa'el verb
1. to defend oneself
Pronunciation
hitgonén
Examples12
תּוֹם אֲפִלּוּ לֹא נִסָּה לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן.
Tom didn't even try to defend himself.
תּוֹם לִמֵּד אֵת מרי אֵיךְ לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן.
Tom taught Mary how to defend herself.
עָלֵינוּ לוֹמַר ליְלָדִים כֵּיצַד עֲלֵיהֶם לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן.
We need to teach children how to defend themselves.
הִיא לֹא בָּאָה לְכָאן כְּדֵי לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן נֶגֶד הַהָאֲשָׁמוֹת האלה.
She didn't come here to defend herself against these accusations.
אֲחַנֵּךְ אֵת ילדיי לְהִתְגּוֹנֵן מֵאֱמוּנוֹת טפלות.
I will raise my children so that they will be protected from superstition.
תּוֹם מִתְגּוֹנֵן לְמַדַּי.
Tom is a little defensive.