Verb – HIF'IL
Root: ח - כ - ם
The first 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 | מַחְכִּים machkim I / you m. sg. / he / it become(s) wiser | מַחְכִּימָה machkima I / you f. sg. / she / it become(s) wiser | מַחְכִּימִים machkimim we / you m. pl. / they m. become wiser | מַחְכִּימוֹת machkimot we / you f. pl. / they f. become wiser | |
Past tense | 1st | הֶחְכַּמְתִּי hechkamti I became wiser | הֶחְכַּמְנוּ hechkamnu we became wiser | ||
2nd | הֶחְכַּמְתָּ hechkamta you m. sg. became wiser | הֶחְכַּמְתְּ hechkamt you f. sg. became wiser | הֶחְכַּמְתֶּם hechkamtem you m. pl. became wiser The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֶחְכַּמְתֶּם hechkamtem | הֶחְכַּמְתֶּן hechkamten you f. pl. became wiser The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הֶחְכַּמְתֶּן hechkamten | |
3rd | הֶחְכִּים hechkim he / it became wiser | הֶחְכִּימָה hechkima she / it became wiser | הֶחְכִּימוּ hechkimu they became wiser | ||
Future tense | 1st | אַחְכִּים achkim I will become wiser | נַחְכִּים nachkim we will become wiser | ||
2nd | תַּחְכִּים tachkim you m. sg. will become wiser | תַּחְכִּימִי tachkimi you f. sg. will become wiser | תַּחְכִּימוּ tachkimu you m. pl. will become wiser | תַּחְכֵּמְנָה tachkemna you f. pl. will become wiser In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תַּחְכִּימוּ tachkimu | |
3rd | יַחְכִּים yachkim he / it will become wiser | תַּחְכִּים tachkim she / it will become wiser | יַחְכִּימוּ yachkimu they m. will become wiser | תַּחְכֵּמְנָה tachkemna they f. will become wiser In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יַחְכִּימוּ yachkimu | |
Imperative | הַחְכֵּם! hachkem! (to a man) become wiser! | הַחְכִּימִי! hachkimi! (to a woman) become wiser! | הַחְכִּימוּ! hachkimu! (to men) become wiser! | הַחְכֵּמְנָה! hachkemna! (to women) become wiser! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הַחְכִּימוּ! hachkimu! | |
Infinitive | לְהַחְכִּים lehachkim to become wiser |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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חוֹכְמָה | ח - כ - ם | Noun – kotla pattern, feminine | wisdom |
חָכָם | ח - כ - ם | Adjective – katal pattern | wise, smart |
חָכָם | ח - כ - ם | Noun – katal pattern, masculine | wise person; rabbi, sage (in Oriental Jews communities) |
לַחְכּוֹם | ח - כ - ם | Verb – pa'al | to become wiser |
לְהִתְחַכֵּם | ח - כ - ם | Verb – hitpa'el | to pretend to be wise |
מְתוּחְכָּם | ת - ח - כ - ם | Adjective – mekuttal pattern | sophisticated |
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