Verb – PA'AL
Root: א - ה - ב
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.
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 | אוֹהֵב ohev I / you m. sg. / he / it love(s) | אוֹהֶבֶת ohevet I / you f. sg. / she / it love(s) | אוֹהֲבִים ohavim we / you m. pl. / they m. love | אוֹהֲבוֹת ohavot we / you f. pl. / they f. love | |
Past tense | 1st | אָהַבְתִּי ahavti I loved | אָהַבְנוּ ahavnu we loved | ||
2nd | אָהַבְתָּ ahavta you m. sg. loved | אָהַבְתְּ ahavt you f. sg. loved | אֲהַבְתֶּם ahavtem you m. pl. loved The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אָהַבְתֶּם ahavtem | אֲהַבְתֶּן ahavten you f. pl. loved The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: אָהַבְתֶּן ahavten | |
3rd | אָהַב ahav he / it loved | אָהֲבָה ahava she / it loved | אָהֲבוּ ahavu they loved | ||
Future tense | 1st | אֹהַב ~ אוהב ohav I will love Alternative forms: אֶאֱהַב e'ehav | נֹאהַב nohav we will love Alternative forms: נֶאֱהַב ne'ehav | ||
2nd | תֹּאהַב tohav you m. sg. will love Alternative forms: תֶּאֱהַב te'ehav | תֹּאהֲבִי tohavi you f. sg. will love Alternative forms: תֶּאֶהֲבִי te'ehavi | תֹּאהֲבוּ tohavu you m. pl. will love Alternative forms: תֶּאֶהֲבוּ te'ehavu | תֹּאהַבְנָה tohavna you f. pl. will love In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תֶּאֶהֲבוּ te'ehavu תֹּאהֲבוּ tohavu Alternative forms:תֶּאֱהַבְנָה te'ehavna תֶּאֶהֲבוּ te'ehavu | |
3rd | יֹאהַב yohav he / it will love Alternative forms: יֶאֱהַב ye'ehav | תֹּאהַב tohav she / it will love Alternative forms: תֶּאֱהַב te'ehav | יֹאהֲבוּ yohavu they m. will love Alternative forms: יֶאֶהֲבוּ ye'ehavu | תֹּאהַבְנָה tohavna they f. will love In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יֶאֶהֲבוּ ye'ehavu יֹאהֲבוּ yohavu Alternative forms:תֶּאֱהַבְנָה te'ehavna יֶאֶהֲבוּ ye'ehavu | |
Imperative | אֱהַב! ehav! (to a man) love! | אֶהֱבִי! ehevi! (to a woman) love! | אֶהֱבוּ! ehevu! (to men) love! | אֱהַבְנָה! ehavna! (to women) love! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: אֶהֱבוּ! ehevu! | |
Infinitive | לֶאֱהֹב ~ לאהוב le'ehov to love |
Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
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לְהֵיאָהֵב | א - ה - ב | Verb – nif'al | to be loved |
לְהִתְאַהֵב | א - ה - ב | Verb – hitpa'el | to fall in love (with) (ב-) |
אַהֲבָה | א - ה - ב | Noun – katla pattern, feminine | love |
אָהוּב | א - ה - ב | Adjective – katul pattern | beloved, loved |
הִתְאַהֲבוּת | א - ה - ב | Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine | infatuation, falling in love, crush |
מְאוֹהָב | א - ה - ב | Adjective – mekuttal pattern | in love with (ב־) |
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