הִתְנַעֵר
Meanings
Hitpa'el verb
1. to shake oneself
2. to shirk, renounce (such as a responsibility or obligation)
3. to shake off (such as a feeling or a bothersome person)
Pronunciation
hitna'ér
Examples7
אַל לוֹ לאָב לְהִתְנַעֵר מאחריותו ליְלָדָיו.
A father shouldn't shirk his responsibilities to his children.
הִיא הִתְנַעֲרָה מֵהַהֶסְכֵּם.
She reneged on the agreement.
הִתְנַעַרְתִּי מִכֹּל הָעֵסֶק.
I washed my hands of the whole business.
הוּא הִתְנַעֵר מֵהַהֶסְכֵּם.
He reneged on the agreement.
קָשֶׁה לְהִתְנַעֵר מֵהֶרְגֵּל לְאַחַר שֶׁהוּא מִתְּקֻבַּע.
A habit is very difficult to shake off once it is formed.
תּוֹם לֹא הִצְלִיחַ לְהִתְנַעֵר מֵהַהַרְגָּשָׁה שמרי מַסְתִּירָה ממנו מַשֶּׁהוּ.
Tom couldn't shake the feeling that Mary was hiding something from him.