Conjugation of לְקַנֵּא

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ק - נ - א

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

Meaning

to envy, to be jealous of (ב-)

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְקַנֵּא mekane I / you m. sg. / he / it envy(-ies)	מְקַנְּאָה mekan'a מְקַנֵּאת mekanet I / you f. sg. / she / it envy(-ies)	מְקַנְּאִים mekan'im we / you m. pl. / they m. envy	מְקַנְּאוֹת mekan'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. envy
Past tense	1st	קִנֵּאתִי ~ קינאתי kineti I envied		קִנֵּאנוּ ~ קינאנו kinenu we envied
	2nd	קִנֵּאתָ ~ קינאת kineta you m. sg. envied	קִנֵּאת ~ קינאת kinet you f. sg. envied	קִנֵּאתֶם ~ קינאתם kinetem you m. pl. envied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: קִנֵּאתֶם ~ קינאתם kinetem	קִנֵּאתֶן ~ קינאתן kineten you f. pl. envied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: קִנֵּאתֶן ~ קינאתן kineten
	3rd	קִנֵּא ~ קינא kine he / it envied	קִנְּאָה ~ קינאה kin'a she / it envied	קִנְּאוּ ~ קינאו kin'u they envied
Future tense	1st	אֲקַנֵּא akane I will envy		נְקַנֵּא nekane we will envy
	2nd	תְּקַנֵּא tekane you m. sg. will envy	תְּקַנְּאִי tekan'i you f. sg. will envy	תְּקַנְּאוּ tekan'u you m. pl. will envy	תְּקַנֶּאנָה tekanena you f. pl. will envy In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּקַנְּאוּ tekan'u
	3rd	יְקַנֵּא yekane he / it will envy	תְּקַנֵּא tekane she / it will envy	יְקַנְּאוּ yekan'u they m. will envy	תְּקַנֶּאנָה tekanena they f. will envy In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְקַנְּאוּ yekan'u
Imperative		קַנֵּא!‏ kane! (to a man) envy!	קַנְּאִי!‏ kan'i! (to a woman) envy!	קַנְּאוּ!‏ kan'u! (to men) envy!	קַנֶּאנָה!‏ kanena! (to women) envy! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: קַנְּאוּ!‏ kan'u!
Infinitive		לְקַנֵּא lekane to envy

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְקֻנָּא ~ מקונא mekuna I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is envied	מְקֻנֵּאת ~ מקונאת mekunet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is envied	מְקֻנָּאִים ~ מקונאים mekuna'im we / you m. pl. / they m. are envied	מְקֻנָּאוֹת ~ מקונאות mekuna'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. are envied
Past tense	1st	קֻנֵּאתִי ~ קונאתי kuneti I was envied		קֻנֵּאנוּ ~ קונאנו kunenu we were envied
	2nd	קֻנֵּאתָ ~ קונאת kuneta you m. sg. were envied	קֻנֵּאת ~ קונאת kunet you f. sg. were envied	קֻנֵּאתֶם ~ קונאתם kunetem you m. pl. were envied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: קֻנֵּאתֶם ~ קונאתם kunetem	קֻנֵּאתֶן ~ קונאתן kuneten you f. pl. were envied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: קֻנֵּאתֶן ~ קונאתן kuneten
	3rd	קֻנָּא ~ קונא kuna he / it was envied	קֻנְּאָה ~ קונאה kun'a she / it was envied	קֻנְּאוּ ~ קונאו kun'u they were envied
Future tense	1st	אֲקֻנָּא ~ אקונא akuna I will be envied		נְקֻנָּא ~ נקונא nekuna we will be envied
	2nd	תְּקֻנָּא ~ תקונא tekuna you m. sg. will be envied	תְּקֻנְּאִי ~ תקונאי tekun'i you f. sg. will be envied	תְּקֻנְּאוּ ~ תקונאו tekun'u you m. pl. will be envied	תְּקֻנֶּאנָה ~ תקונאנה tekunena you f. pl. will be envied In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּקֻנְּאוּ ~ תקונאו tekun'u
	3rd	יְקֻנָּא ~ יקונא yekuna he / it will be envied	תְּקֻנָּא ~ תקונא tekuna she / it will be envied	יְקֻנְּאוּ ~ יקונאו yekun'u they m. will be envied	תְּקֻנֶּאנָה ~ תקונאנה tekunena they f. will be envied In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְקֻנְּאוּ ~ יקונאו yekun'u