Conjugation of לְהַקְהוֹת

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: ק - ה - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

Meaning

to make dull (of a knife), to numb

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Active forms Binyan Hif'il

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מַקְהֶה makhe I / you m. sg. / he / it make(s) dull	🔊 מַקְהָה makha I / you f. sg. / she / it make(s) dull	🔊 מַקְהִים makhim we / you m. pl. / they m. make dull	🔊 מַקְהוֹת makhot we / you f. pl. / they f. make dull
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִקְהֵיתִי hikheti I made dull		🔊 הִקְהֵינוּ hikhenu we made dull
	2nd	🔊 הִקְהֵיתָ hikheta you m. sg. made dull	🔊 הִקְהֵית hikhet you f. sg. made dull	🔊 הִקְהֵיתֶם hikhetem you m. pl. made dull The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִקְהֵיתֶם hikhetem	🔊 הִקְהֵיתֶן hikheten you f. pl. made dull The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִקְהֵיתֶן hikheten
	3rd	🔊 הִקְהָה hikha he / it made dull	🔊 הִקְהֲתָה hikhata she / it made dull	🔊 הִקְהוּ hikhu they made dull
Future tense	1st	🔊 אַקְהֶה akhe I will make dull		🔊 נַקְהֶה nakhe we will make dull
	2nd	🔊 תַּקְהֶה takhe you m. sg. will make dull	🔊 תַּקְהִי takhi you f. sg. will make dull	🔊 תַּקְהוּ takhu you m. pl. will make dull	🔊 תַּקְהֶינָה takhena you f. pl. will make dull In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּקְהוּ takhu
	3rd	🔊 יַקְהֶה yakhe he / it will make dull	🔊 תַּקְהֶה takhe she / it will make dull	🔊 יַקְהוּ yakhu they m. will make dull	🔊 תַּקְהֶינָה takhena they f. will make dull In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַקְהוּ yakhu
Imperative		🔊 הַקְהֵה!‏ hakhe! (to a man) make dull!	🔊 הַקְהִי!‏ hakhi! (to a woman) make dull!	🔊 הַקְהוּ!‏ hakhu! (to men) make dull!	🔊 הַקְהֶינָה!‏ hakhena! (to women) make dull! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַקְהוּ!‏ hakhu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהַקְהוֹת lehakhot to make dull

Passive forms Binyan Huf'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מֻקְהֶה ~ מוקהה mukhe I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is made dull	🔊 מֻקְהֵית ~ מוקהית mukhet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is made dull	🔊 מֻקְהִים ~ מוקהים mukhim we / you m. pl. / they m. are made dull	🔊 מֻקְהוֹת ~ מוקהות mukhot we / you f. pl. / they f. are made dull
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֻקְהֵיתִי ~ הוקהיתי hukheti I was made dull		🔊 הֻקְהֵינוּ ~ הוקהינו hukhenu we were made dull
	2nd	🔊 הֻקְהֵיתָ ~ הוקהית hukheta you m. sg. were made dull	🔊 הֻקְהֵית ~ הוקהית hukhet you f. sg. were made dull	🔊 הֻקְהֵיתֶם ~ הוקהיתם hukhetem you m. pl. were made dull The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻקְהֵיתֶם ~ הוקהיתם hukhetem	🔊 הֻקְהֵיתֶן ~ הוקהיתן hukheten you f. pl. were made dull The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֻקְהֵיתֶן ~ הוקהיתן hukheten
	3rd	🔊 הֻקְהָה ~ הוקהה hukha he / it was made dull	🔊 הֻקְהֲתָה ~ הוקהתה hukhata she / it was made dull	🔊 הֻקְהוּ ~ הוקהו hukhu they were made dull
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֻקְהֶה ~ אוקהה ukhe I will be made dull		🔊 נֻקְהֶה ~ נוקהה nukhe we will be made dull
	2nd	🔊 תֻּקְהֶה ~ תוקהה tukhe you m. sg. will be made dull	🔊 תֻּקְהִי ~ תוקהי tukhi you f. sg. will be made dull	🔊 תֻּקְהוּ ~ תוקהו tukhu you m. pl. will be made dull	🔊 תֻּקְהֶינָה ~ תוקהינה tukhena you f. pl. will be made dull In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֻּקְהוּ ~ תוקהו tukhu
	3rd	🔊 יֻקְהֶה ~ יוקהה yukhe he / it will be made dull	🔊 תֻּקְהֶה ~ תוקהה tukhe she / it will be made dull	🔊 יֻקְהוּ ~ יוקהו yukhu they m. will be made dull	🔊 תֻּקְהֶינָה ~ תוקהינה tukhena they f. will be made dull In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֻקְהוּ ~ יוקהו yukhu