לחוב – to owe, to be obliged – Hebrew conjugation tables

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ח - ו - ב

The middle 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.

to owe, to be obliged

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
Verb form	Person	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		חָב chav I / you m. sg. / he / it owe(s)	חָבָה chava I / you f. sg. / she / it owe(s) The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חָבָה chava	חָבִים chavim we / you m. pl. / they m. owe	חָבוֹת chavot we / you f. pl. / they f. owe
Past tense	1st	חַבְתִּי chavti I owed		חַבְנוּ chavnu we owed
	2nd	חַבְתָּ chavta you m. sg. owed	חַבְתְּ chavt you f. sg. owed	חַבְתֶּם chavtem you m. pl. owed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חַבְתֶּם chavtem	חַבְתֶּן chavten you f. pl. owed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חַבְתֶּן chavten
	3rd	חָב chav he / it owed	חָבָה chava she / it owed	חָבוּ chavu they owed
Future tense	1st	אָחוּב achuv I will owe		נָחוּב nachuv we will owe
	2nd	תָּחוּב tachuv you m. sg. will owe	תָּחוּבִי tachuvi you f. sg. will owe	תָּחוּבוּ tachuvu you m. pl. will owe	תָּחֹבְנָה ~ תחובנה tachovna תְּחוּבֶינָה techuvena you f. pl. will owe In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תָּחוּבוּ tachuvu
	3rd	יָחוּב yachuv he / it will owe	תָּחוּב tachuv she / it will owe	יָחוּבוּ yachuvu they m. will owe	תָּחֹבְנָה ~ תחובנה tachovna תְּחוּבֶינָה techuvena they f. will owe In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יָחוּבוּ yachuvu
Infinitive		לָחוּב lachuv to owe

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
הִתְחַייְּבוּת hitchayvut	ח - י - ב	Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine	liability, commitment, undertaking
חוֹב chov	ח - י - ב	Noun – masculine	debt
חוֹבָה chova	ח - י - ב	Noun – feminine	obligation; debt
לְחַייֵּב lechayev	ח - י - ב	Verb – pi'el	to charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone
לְהִתְחַייֵּב lehitchayev	ח - י - ב	Verb – hitpa'el	to commit, to undertake
חִיּוּב chiyuv	ח - י - ב	Noun – kittul pattern, masculine	obligation, debit; positivity, agreement; conviction
חִיּוּבִי chiyuvi	ח - י - ב	Noun – masculine	positive
חִיּוּבִי chiyuvi	ח - י - ב	Adjective	positive
חַייָּב chayav	ח - י - ב	Noun – kattal pattern, masculine	debtor
חַייָּב chayav	ח - י - ב	Adjective – kattal pattern	must, should, bound, obliged
מְחוּיָּב mechuyav	ח - י - ב	Adjective – mekuttal pattern	obliged, committed
מְחוּיָּבוּת mechuyavut	ח - י - ב	Noun – feminine	obligation, responsibility, commitment