Conjugation of לִבְחוֹל

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ב - ח - ל

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

Meaning

to despise, to loathe (ב-)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 בּוֹחֵל bochel I / you m. sg. / he / it despise(s)	🔊 בּוֹחֶלֶת bochelet I / you f. sg. / she / it despise(s)	🔊 בּוֹחֲלִים bochalim we / you m. pl. / they m. despise	🔊 בּוֹחֲלוֹת bochalot we / you f. pl. / they f. despise
Past tense	1st	🔊 בָּחַלְתִּי bachalti I despised		🔊 בָּחַלְנוּ bachalnu we despised
	2nd	🔊 בָּחַלְתָּ bachalta you m. sg. despised	🔊 בָּחַלְתְּ bachalt you f. sg. despised	🔊 בְּחַלְתֶּם bchaltem you m. pl. despised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 בָּחַלְתֶּם bachaltem	🔊 בְּחַלְתֶּן bchalten you f. pl. despised The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 בָּחַלְתֶּן bachalten
	3rd	🔊 בָּחַל bachal he / it despised	🔊 בָּחֲלָה bachala she / it despised	🔊 בָּחֲלוּ bachalu they despised
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶבְחַל evchal I will despise		🔊 נִבְחַל nivchal we will despise
	2nd	🔊 תִּבְחַל tivchal you m. sg. will despise	🔊 תִּבְחֲלִי tivchali you f. sg. will despise	🔊 תִּבְחֲלוּ tivchalu you m. pl. will despise	🔊 תִּבְחַלְנָה tivchalna you f. pl. will despise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּבְחֲלוּ tivchalu
	3rd	🔊 יִבְחַל yivchal he / it will despise	🔊 תִּבְחַל tivchal she / it will despise	🔊 יִבְחֲלוּ yivchalu they m. will despise	🔊 תִּבְחַלְנָה tivchalna they f. will despise In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִבְחֲלוּ yivchalu
Imperative		🔊 בְּחַל!‏ bchal! (to a man) despise!	🔊 בַּחֲלִי!‏ bachali! (to a woman) despise!	🔊 בַּחֲלוּ!‏ bachalu! (to men) despise!	🔊 בְּחַלְנָה!‏ bchalna! (to women) despise! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 בַּחֲלוּ!‏ bachalu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִבְחֹל ~ לבחול livchol to despise