The root
ק־ב־ל
Receive. How many words do you know with this root?
לְקַבֵּל
Verb · pi'el
to receive, to accept, to get
lekabelIn a sentenceהוּא שָׂמֵחַ לְקַבֵּל אֶת הַמִּכְתָּב בַּדּוֹאַר.He was happy to receive the letter in the mail.hu same'ach lekabel et ha-michtav ba-do'ar
לְהִתְקַבֵּל
Verb · hitpa'el
to get accepted
lehitkabelIn a sentenceהִיא הִתְרַגְּשָׁה מְאוֹד לְהִתְקַבֵּל לָעֲבוֹדָה הַחֲדָשָׁה.She was very excited to be accepted for the new job.hi hitragsha me'od lehitkabel la-avoda ha-chadasha
מְקוּבָּל
Adjective · mekutal pattern
acceptable, accepted, customary
mekubalIn a sentenceזֶה לֹא מְקוּבָּל עָלַי!This is not acceptable to me! / I won't stand for this!ze lo mekubal alai!
קִיבֵּל עַל הָרֹאשׁ
Slang
to get an earful (literally: to receive on the head)
kibel al ha-roshIn a sentenceהוּא קִיבֵּל עַל הָרֹאשׁ מֵהַבּוֹס כִּי הוּא אִיחֵר לַפְּגִישָׁה.He got chewed out by the boss because he was late to the meeting.hu kibel al ha-rosh me-ha-bos ki hu icher la-pgisha
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