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Conjugation of לֶאֱבוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: א - ב - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The initial radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

to desire, to want (archaic)

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		אוֹבֶה ove I / you m. sg. / he / it desire(s)	אוֹבָה ova I / you f. sg. / she / it desire(s)	אוֹבִים ovim we / you m. pl. / they m. desire	אוֹבוֹת ovot we / you f. pl. / they f. desire
Past tense	1st	אָבִיתִי aviti I desired		אָבִינוּ avinu we desired
	2nd	אָבִיתָ avita you m. sg. desired	אָבִית avit you f. sg. desired	אֲבִיתֶם avitem you m. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אָבִיתֶם avitem	אֲבִיתֶן aviten you f. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אָבִיתֶן aviten
	3rd	אָבָה ava he / it desired	אָבְתָה avta she / it desired	אָבוּ avu they desired
Future tense	1st	אֹבֶה ~ אובה ove I will desire		נֹאבֶה nove we will desire
	2nd	תֹּאבֶה tove you m. sg. will desire	תֹּאבִי tovi you f. sg. will desire	תֹּאבוּ tovu you m. pl. will desire	תֹּאבֶינָה tovena you f. pl. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תֹּאבוּ tovu
	3rd	יֹאבֶה yove he / it will desire	תֹּאבֶה tove she / it will desire	יֹאבוּ yovu they m. will desire	תֹּאבֶינָה tovena they f. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יֹאבוּ yovu
Infinitive		לֶאֱבוֹת le'evot to desire