Conjugation of לְהִיקָּרֵא

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: ק - ר - א

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

Meaning

to be named, to be called; to be nicknamed; to be read

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִקְרָא nikra I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is named	🔊 נִקְרֵאת nikret I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is named	🔊 נִקְרָאִים nikra'im we / you m. pl. / they m. are named	🔊 נִקְרָאוֹת nikra'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. are named
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִקְרֵאתִי nikreti I was named		🔊 נִקְרֵאנוּ nikrenu we were named
	2nd	🔊 נִקְרֵאתָ nikreta you m. sg. were named	🔊 נִקְרֵאת nikret you f. sg. were named	🔊 נִקְרֵאתֶם nikretem you m. pl. were named The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִקְרֵאתֶם nikretem	🔊 נִקְרֵאתֶן nikreten you f. pl. were named The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִקְרֵאתֶן nikreten
	3rd	🔊 נִקְרָא nikra he / it was named	🔊 נִקְרְאָה nikre'a she / it was named	🔊 נִקְרְאוּ nikre'u they were named
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶקָּרֵא ekare I will be named		🔊 נִקָּרֵא ~ ניקרא nikare we will be named
	2nd	🔊 תִּקָּרֵא ~ תיקרא tikare you m. sg. will be named	🔊 תִּקָּרְאִי ~ תיקראי tikar'i you f. sg. will be named	🔊 תִּקָּרְאוּ ~ תיקראו tikar'u you m. pl. will be named	🔊 תִּקָּרֶאנָה ~ תיקראנה tikarena you f. pl. will be named In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּקָּרְאוּ ~ תיקראו tikar'u
	3rd	🔊 יִקָּרֵא ~ ייקרא yikare he / it will be named	🔊 תִּקָּרֵא ~ תיקרא tikare she / it will be named	🔊 יִקָּרְאוּ ~ ייקראו yikar'u they m. will be named	🔊 תִּקָּרֶאנָה ~ תיקראנה tikarena they f. will be named In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִקָּרְאוּ ~ ייקראו yikar'u
Imperative		🔊 הִקָּרֵא!‏ ~ היקרא!‏ hikare! (to a man) be named!	🔊 הִקָּרְאִי!‏ ~ היקראי!‏ hikar'i! (to a woman) be named!	🔊 הִקָּרְאוּ!‏ ~ היקראו!‏ hikar'u! (to men) be named!	🔊 הִקָּרֶאנָה!‏ ~ היקראנה!‏ hikarena! (to women) be named! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִקָּרְאוּ!‏ ~ היקראו!‏ hikar'u!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִקָּרֵא ~ להיקרא lehikare to be named