Verb – HIF'IL
Root: ר - ע - ב
The middle radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מַרְעִיב mar'iv I / you m. sg. / he / it make(s) starve | מַרְעִיבָה mar'iva I / you f. sg. / she / it make(s) starve | מַרְעִיבִים mar'ivim we / you m. pl. / they m. make starve | מַרְעִיבוֹת mar'ivot we / you f. pl. / they f. make starve | |
Past tense | 1st | הִרְעַבְתִּי hir'avti I made starve | הִרְעַבְנוּ hir'avnu we made starve | ||
2nd | הִרְעַבְתָּ hir'avta you m. sg. made starve | הִרְעַבְתְּ hir'avt you f. sg. made starve | הִרְעַבְתֶּם hir'avtem you m. pl. made starve The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִרְעַבְתֶּם hir'avtem | הִרְעַבְתֶּן hir'avten you f. pl. made starve The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הִרְעַבְתֶּן hir'avten | |
3rd | הִרְעִיב hir'iv he / it made starve | הִרְעִיבָה hir'iva she / it made starve | הִרְעִיבוּ hir'ivu they made starve | ||
Future tense | 1st | אַרְעִיב ar'iv I will make starve | נַרְעִיב nar'iv we will make starve | ||
2nd | תַּרְעִיב tar'iv you m. sg. will make starve | תַּרְעִיבִי tar'ivi you f. sg. will make starve | תַּרְעִיבוּ tar'ivu you m. pl. will make starve | תַּרְעֵבְנָה tar'evna you f. pl. will make starve In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תַּרְעִיבוּ tar'ivu | |
3rd | יַרְעִיב yar'iv he / it will make starve | תַּרְעִיב tar'iv she / it will make starve | יַרְעִיבוּ yar'ivu they m. will make starve | תַּרְעֵבְנָה tar'evna they f. will make starve In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יַרְעִיבוּ yar'ivu | |
Imperative | הַרְעֵב! har'ev! (to a man) make starve! | הַרְעִיבִי! har'ivi! (to a woman) make starve! | הַרְעִיבוּ! har'ivu! (to men) make starve! | הַרְעֵבְנָה! har'evna! (to women) make starve! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הַרְעִיבוּ! har'ivu! | |
Infinitive | לְהַרְעִיב lehar'iv to make starve |
Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
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Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
Present tense / Participle | מֻרְעָב ~ מורעב mur'av I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is made starve | מֻרְעֶבֶת ~ מורעבת mur'evet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is made starve | מֻרְעָבִים ~ מורעבים mur'avim we / you m. pl. / they m. are made starve | מֻרְעָבוֹת ~ מורעבות mur'avot we / you f. pl. / they f. are made starve | |
Past tense | 1st | הֻרְעַבְתִּי ~ הורעבתי hur'avti I was made starve | הֻרְעַבְנוּ ~ הורעבנו hur'avnu we were made starve | ||
2nd | הֻרְעַבְתָּ ~ הורעבת hur'avta you m. sg. were made starve | הֻרְעַבְתְּ ~ הורעבת hur'avt you f. sg. were made starve | הֻרְעַבְתֶּם ~ הורעבתם hur'avtem you m. pl. were made starve The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֻרְעַבְתֶּם ~ הורעבתם hur'avtem | הֻרְעַבְתֶּן ~ הורעבתן hur'avten you f. pl. were made starve The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֻרְעַבְתֶּן ~ הורעבתן hur'avten | |
3rd | הֻרְעַב ~ הורעב hur'av he / it was made starve | הֻרְעֲבָה ~ הורעבה hur'ava she / it was made starve | הֻרְעֲבוּ ~ הורעבו hur'avu they were made starve | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֻרְעַב ~ אורעב ur'av I will be made starve | נֻרְעַב ~ נורעב nur'av we will be made starve | ||
2nd | תֻּרְעַב ~ תורעב tur'av you m. sg. will be made starve | תֻּרְעֲבִי ~ תורעבי tur'avi you f. sg. will be made starve | תֻּרְעֲבוּ ~ תורעבו tur'avu you m. pl. will be made starve | תֻּרְעַבְנָה ~ תורעבנה tur'avna you f. pl. will be made starve In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תֻּרְעֲבוּ ~ תורעבו tur'avu | |
3rd | יֻרְעַב ~ יורעב yur'av he / it will be made starve | תֻּרְעַב ~ תורעב tur'av she / it will be made starve | יֻרְעֲבוּ ~ יורעבו yur'avu they m. will be made starve | תֻּרְעַבְנָה ~ תורעבנה tur'avna they f. will be made starve In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יֻרְעֲבוּ ~ יורעבו yur'avu |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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רָעָב | ר - ע - ב | Noun – katal pattern, masculine | hunger |
רָעֵב | ר - ע - ב | Adjective – katel pattern | hungry |
לִרְעוֹב | ר - ע - ב | Verb – pa'al | to be hungry, to starve |
רְעַבְתָּן | ר - ע - ב | Noun – ktaltan pattern, masculine | glutton |
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