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-)

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