נִכְנַע
Meanings
Nif'al verb
1. to surrender
2. to be brought low, subdued (Biblical)
Pronunciation
nikhná
Examples74
אָמַרְתִּי לך שֶׁאֲנִי לֹא הוֹלֵךְ לְהִכָּנַע.
I told you that I wasn't going to give up.
אַל לָנוּ לְהִכָּנַע לדרישותיהם.
We must not give way to their demands.
טוֹקְיוֹ נִכְנְעָה כעֲבֹר יָמִים מִסְפָּר.
Tokyo surrendered within days.
אֲנִי לֹא הוֹלֵךְ לְהִכָּנַע.
I'm not going to give up.
לְעוֹלָם אַל תְּוַתֵּר. לְעוֹלָם אַל תִּכָּנַע.
Never give up. Never surrender.
תּוֹם לֹא מִתְכַּוֵּן לְהִכָּנַע.
Tom doesn't plan to give up.