Conjugation of לִשְׁכַּב

Verb – PA'AL

Root: שׁ - כ - ב

This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.

Meaning

to lie, to lie down

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 שׁוֹכֵב shochev I / you m. sg. / he / it lie(s)	🔊 שׁוֹכֶבֶת shochevet I / you f. sg. / she / it lie(s)	🔊 שׁוֹכְבִים shochvim we / you m. pl. / they m. lie	🔊 שׁוֹכְבוֹת shochvot we / you f. pl. / they f. lie
Past tense	1st	🔊 שָׁכַבְתִּי shachavti I lay		🔊 שָׁכַבְנוּ shachavnu we lay
	2nd	🔊 שָׁכַבְתָּ shachavta you m. sg. lay	🔊 שָׁכַבְתְּ shachavt you f. sg. lay	🔊 שְׁכַבְתֶּם shchavtem you m. pl. lay The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שָׁכַבְתֶּם shachavtem	🔊 שְׁכַבְתֶּן shchavten you f. pl. lay The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 שָׁכַבְתֶּן shachavten
	3rd	🔊 שָׁכַב shachav he / it lay	🔊 שָׁכְבָה shachva she / it lay	🔊 שָׁכְבוּ shachvu they lay
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשְׁכַּב eshkav I will lie		🔊 נִשְׁכַּב nishkav we will lie
	2nd	🔊 תִּשְׁכַּב tishkav you m. sg. will lie	🔊 תִּשְׁכְּבִי tishkevi you f. sg. will lie	🔊 תִּשְׁכְּבוּ tishkevu you m. pl. will lie	🔊 תִּשְׁכַּבְנָה tishkavna you f. pl. will lie In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשְׁכְּבוּ tishkevu
	3rd	🔊 יִשְׁכַּב yishkav he / it will lie	🔊 תִּשְׁכַּב tishkav she / it will lie	🔊 יִשְׁכְּבוּ yishkevu they m. will lie	🔊 תִּשְׁכַּבְנָה tishkavna they f. will lie In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשְׁכְּבוּ yishkevu
Imperative		🔊 שְׁכַב!‏ shchav! (to a man) lie!	🔊 שִׁכְבִי!‏ shichvi! (to a woman) lie!	🔊 שִׁכְבוּ!‏ shichvu! (to men) lie!	🔊 שְׁכַבְנָה!‏ shchavna! (to women) lie! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 שִׁכְבוּ!‏ shichvu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִשְׁכַּב lishkav to lie