Conjugation of לְרַחֵם

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ר - ח - ם

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

Meaning

to pity, to have mercy (על)

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְרַחֵם merachem I / you m. sg. / he / it pity(-ies)	🔊 מְרַחֶמֶת merachemet I / you f. sg. / she / it pity(-ies)	🔊 מְרַחֲמִים merachamim we / you m. pl. / they m. pity	🔊 מְרַחֲמוֹת merachamot we / you f. pl. / they f. pity
Past tense	1st	🔊 רִחַמְתִּי ~ ריחמתי richamti I pitied		🔊 רִחַמְנוּ ~ ריחמנו richamnu we pitied
	2nd	🔊 רִחַמְתָּ ~ ריחמת richamta you m. sg. pitied	🔊 רִחַמְתְּ ~ ריחמת richamt you f. sg. pitied	🔊 רִחַמְתֶּם ~ ריחמתם richamtem you m. pl. pitied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רִחַמְתֶּם ~ ריחמתם richamtem	🔊 רִחַמְתֶּן ~ ריחמתן richamten you f. pl. pitied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רִחַמְתֶּן ~ ריחמתן richamten
	3rd	🔊 רִחֵם ~ ריחם richem he / it pitied	🔊 רִחֲמָה ~ ריחמה richama she / it pitied	🔊 רִחֲמוּ ~ ריחמו richamu they pitied
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲרַחֵם arachem I will pity		🔊 נְרַחֵם nerachem we will pity
	2nd	🔊 תְּרַחֵם terachem you m. sg. will pity	🔊 תְּרַחֲמִי terachami you f. sg. will pity	🔊 תְּרַחֲמוּ terachamu you m. pl. will pity	🔊 תְּרַחֵמְנָה terachemna you f. pl. will pity In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּרַחֲמוּ terachamu
	3rd	🔊 יְרַחֵם yerachem he / it will pity	🔊 תְּרַחֵם terachem she / it will pity	🔊 יְרַחֲמוּ yerachamu they m. will pity	🔊 תְּרַחֵמְנָה terachemna they f. will pity In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְרַחֲמוּ yerachamu
Imperative		🔊 רַחֵם!‏ rachem! (to a man) pity!	🔊 רַחֲמִי!‏ rachami! (to a woman) pity!	🔊 רַחֲמוּ!‏ rachamu! (to men) pity!	🔊 רַחֵמְנָה!‏ rachemna! (to women) pity! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 רַחֲמוּ!‏ rachamu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְרַחֵם lerachem to pity

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְרֻחָם ~ מרוחם merucham I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is pitied	🔊 מְרֻחֶמֶת ~ מרוחמת meruchemet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is pitied	🔊 מְרֻחָמִים ~ מרוחמים meruchamim we / you m. pl. / they m. are pitied	🔊 מְרֻחָמוֹת ~ מרוחמות meruchamot we / you f. pl. / they f. are pitied
Past tense	1st	🔊 רֻחַמְתִּי ~ רוחמתי ruchamti I was pitied		🔊 רֻחַמְנוּ ~ רוחמנו ruchamnu we were pitied
	2nd	🔊 רֻחַמְתָּ ~ רוחמת ruchamta you m. sg. were pitied	🔊 רֻחַמְתְּ ~ רוחמת ruchamt you f. sg. were pitied	🔊 רֻחַמְתֶּם ~ רוחמתם ruchamtem you m. pl. were pitied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רֻחַמְתֶּם ~ רוחמתם ruchamtem	🔊 רֻחַמְתֶּן ~ רוחמתן ruchamten you f. pl. were pitied The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רֻחַמְתֶּן ~ רוחמתן ruchamten
	3rd	🔊 רֻחַם ~ רוחם rucham he / it was pitied	🔊 רֻחֲמָה ~ רוחמה ruchama she / it was pitied	🔊 רֻחֲמוּ ~ רוחמו ruchamu they were pitied
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲרֻחַם ~ ארוחם arucham I will be pitied		🔊 נְרֻחַם ~ נרוחם nerucham we will be pitied
	2nd	🔊 תְּרֻחַם ~ תרוחם terucham you m. sg. will be pitied	🔊 תְּרֻחֲמִי ~ תרוחמי teruchami you f. sg. will be pitied	🔊 תְּרֻחֲמוּ ~ תרוחמו teruchamu you m. pl. will be pitied	🔊 תְּרֻחַמְנָה ~ תרוחמנה teruchamna you f. pl. will be pitied In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּרֻחֲמוּ ~ תרוחמו teruchamu
	3rd	🔊 יְרֻחַם ~ ירוחם yerucham he / it will be pitied	🔊 תְּרֻחַם ~ תרוחם terucham she / it will be pitied	🔊 יְרֻחֲמוּ ~ ירוחמו yeruchamu they m. will be pitied	🔊 תְּרֻחַמְנָה ~ תרוחמנה teruchamna they f. will be pitied In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְרֻחֲמוּ ~ ירוחמו yeruchamu