Conjugation of לְכַהֵן https://www.pealim.com
Verb – PI'EL
Root:
The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.
The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.
Meaning
to serve as a priest (Cohen); to hold a senior office
Active forms Binyan Pi'el
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | mechahen I / you m. sg. / he / it serve(s) as a priest | mechahenet I / you f. sg. / she / it serve(s) as a priest | mechahanim we / you m. pl. / they m. serve as a priest | mechahanot we / you f. pl. / they f. serve as a priest | |
| Past tense | 1st | ~ כיהנתי kihanti I served as a priest | ~ כיהנו kihannu we served as a priest | ||
| 2nd | ~ כיהנת kihanta you m. sg. served as a priest | ~ כיהנת kihant you f. sg. served as a priest | ~ כיהנתם kihantem you m. pl. served as a priest | ~ כיהנתן kihanten you f. pl. served as a priest | |
| 3rd | ~ כיהן kihen he / it served as a priest | ~ כיהנה kihana she / it served as a priest | ~ כיהנו kihanu they served as a priest | ||
| Future tense | 1st | achahen I will serve as a priest | nechahen we will serve as a priest | ||
| 2nd | techahen you m. sg. will serve as a priest | techahani you f. sg. will serve as a priest | techahanu you m. pl. will serve as a priest | techahenna you f. pl. will serve as a priest | |
| 3rd | yechahen he / it will serve as a priest | techahen she / it will serve as a priest | yechahanu they m. will serve as a priest | techahenna they f. will serve as a priest | |
| Imperative | kahen! (to a man) serve as a priest! | kahani! (to a woman) serve as a priest! | kahanu! (to men) serve as a priest! | kahenna! (to women) serve as a priest! | |
| Infinitive | lechahen to serve as a priest | ||||
Passive forms Binyan Pu'al
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | ~ מכוהן mechohan I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is served as a priest | ~ מכוהנת mechohenet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is served as a priest | ~ מכוהנים mechohanim we / you m. pl. / they m. are served as a priest | ~ מכוהנות mechohanot we / you f. pl. / they f. are served as a priest | |
| Past tense | 1st | ~ כוהנתי kohanti I was served as a priest | ~ כוהנו kohannu we were served as a priest | ||
| 2nd | ~ כוהנת kohanta you m. sg. were served as a priest | ~ כוהנת kohant you f. sg. were served as a priest | ~ כוהנתם kohantem you m. pl. were served as a priest | ~ כוהנתן kohanten you f. pl. were served as a priest | |
| 3rd | ~ כוהן kohan he / it was served as a priest | ~ כוהנה kohana she / it was served as a priest | ~ כוהנו kohanu they were served as a priest | ||
| Future tense | 1st | ~ אכוהן achohan I will be served as a priest | ~ נכוהן nechohan we will be served as a priest | ||
| 2nd | ~ תכוהן techohan you m. sg. will be served as a priest | ~ תכוהני techohani you f. sg. will be served as a priest | ~ תכוהנו techohanu you m. pl. will be served as a priest | ~ תכוהנה techohanna you f. pl. will be served as a priest | |
| 3rd | ~ יכוהן yechohan he / it will be served as a priest | ~ תכוהן techohan she / it will be served as a priest | ~ יכוהנו yechohanu they m. will be served as a priest | ~ תכוהנה techohanna they f. will be served as a priest | |
See also
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| כ - ה - ן | Noun – ktulla pattern, feminine | term, tenure, service in a senior position; priesthood |