Conjugation of לַעֲקוֹב

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ע - ק - ב

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

Meaning

to follow, to tail; to watch, to observe

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 עוֹקֵב okev I / you m. sg. / he / it follow(s)	🔊 עוֹקֶבֶת okevet I / you f. sg. / she / it follow(s)	🔊 עוֹקְבִים okvim we / you m. pl. / they m. follow	🔊 עוֹקְבוֹת okvot we / you f. pl. / they f. follow
Past tense	1st	🔊 עָקַבְתִּי akavti I followed		🔊 עָקַבְנוּ akavnu we followed
	2nd	🔊 עָקַבְתָּ akavta you m. sg. followed	🔊 עָקַבְתְּ akavt you f. sg. followed	🔊 עֲקַבְתֶּם akavtem you m. pl. followed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָקַבְתֶּם akavtem	🔊 עֲקַבְתֶּן akavten you f. pl. followed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 עָקַבְתֶּן akavten
	3rd	🔊 עָקַב akav he / it followed	🔊 עָקְבָה akva she / it followed	🔊 עָקְבוּ akvu they followed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶעֱקֹב ~ אעקוב e'ekov I will follow		🔊 נַעֲקֹב ~ נעקוב na'akov we will follow
	2nd	🔊 תַּעֲקֹב ~ תעקוב ta'akov you m. sg. will follow	🔊 תַּעַקְבִי ta'akvi you f. sg. will follow	🔊 תַּעַקְבוּ ta'akvu you m. pl. will follow	🔊 תַּעֲקֹבְנָה ~ תעקובנה ta'akovna you f. pl. will follow In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּעַקְבוּ ta'akvu
	3rd	🔊 יַעֲקֹב ~ יעקוב ya'akov he / it will follow	🔊 תַּעֲקֹב ~ תעקוב ta'akov she / it will follow	🔊 יַעַקְבוּ ya'akvu they m. will follow	🔊 תַּעֲקֹבְנָה ~ תעקובנה ta'akovna they f. will follow In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַעַקְבוּ ya'akvu
Imperative		🔊 עֲקֹב!‏ ~ עקוב!‏ akov! (to a man) follow!	🔊 עִקְבִי!‏ ikvi! (to a woman) follow!	🔊 עִקְבוּ!‏ ikvu! (to men) follow!	🔊 עֲקֹבְנָה!‏ ~ עקובנה!‏ akovna! (to women) follow! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 עִקְבוּ!‏ ikvu!
Infinitive		🔊 לַעֲקֹב ~ לעקוב la'akov to follow