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-)

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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