חביב – pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling – Hebrew conjugation tables

Adjective – katil pattern

Root: ח - ב - ב

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

pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling

Singular		Plural
Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
חָבִיב chaviv pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling	חֲבִיבָה chaviva pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling	חֲבִיבִים chavivim pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling	חֲבִיבוֹת chavivot pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
לַחְבּוֹב lachbov	ח - ב - ב	Verb – pa'al	to love, to treat with affection (biblical)
לְחַבֵּב lechabev	ח - ב - ב	Verb – pi'el	to like, to be fond of, to cherish
לְהִתְחַבֵּב lehitchabev	ח - ב - ב	Verb – hitpa'el	to become endeared, to become beloved (על)
חִיבָּה chiba	ח - ב - ב	Noun – kitla pattern, feminine	fondness, affection
תַּחְבִּיב tachbiv	ח - ב - ב	Noun – taktil pattern, masculine	hobby