Conjugation of לְרַחֵף

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ר - ח - ף

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

Meaning

to hover, to float in the air

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְרַחֵף merachef I / you m. sg. / he / it hover(s)	🔊 מְרַחֶפֶת merachefet I / you f. sg. / she / it hover(s)	🔊 מְרַחֲפִים merachafim we / you m. pl. / they m. hover	🔊 מְרַחֲפוֹת merachafot we / you f. pl. / they f. hover
Past tense	1st	🔊 רִחַפְתִּי ~ ריחפתי richafti I hovered		🔊 רִחַפְנוּ ~ ריחפנו richafnu we hovered
	2nd	🔊 רִחַפְתָּ ~ ריחפת richafta you m. sg. hovered	🔊 רִחַפְתְּ ~ ריחפת richaft you f. sg. hovered	🔊 רִחַפְתֶּם ~ ריחפתם richaftem you m. pl. hovered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רִחַפְתֶּם ~ ריחפתם richaftem	🔊 רִחַפְתֶּן ~ ריחפתן richaften you f. pl. hovered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רִחַפְתֶּן ~ ריחפתן richaften
	3rd	🔊 רִחֵף ~ ריחף richef he / it hovered	🔊 רִחֲפָה ~ ריחפה richafa she / it hovered	🔊 רִחֲפוּ ~ ריחפו richafu they hovered
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲרַחֵף arachef I will hover		🔊 נְרַחֵף nerachef we will hover
	2nd	🔊 תְּרַחֵף terachef you m. sg. will hover	🔊 תְּרַחֲפִי terachafi you f. sg. will hover	🔊 תְּרַחֲפוּ terachafu you m. pl. will hover	🔊 תְּרַחֵפְנָה terachefna you f. pl. will hover In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּרַחֲפוּ terachafu
	3rd	🔊 יְרַחֵף yerachef he / it will hover	🔊 תְּרַחֵף terachef she / it will hover	🔊 יְרַחֲפוּ yerachafu they m. will hover	🔊 תְּרַחֵפְנָה terachefna they f. will hover In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְרַחֲפוּ yerachafu
Imperative		🔊 רַחֵף!‏ rachef! (to a man) hover!	🔊 רַחֲפִי!‏ rachafi! (to a woman) hover!	🔊 רַחֲפוּ!‏ rachafu! (to men) hover!	🔊 רַחֵפְנָה!‏ rachefna! (to women) hover! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 רַחֲפוּ!‏ rachafu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְרַחֵף lerachef to hover

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְרֻחָף ~ מרוחף meruchaf I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is hovered	🔊 מְרֻחֶפֶת ~ מרוחפת meruchefet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is hovered	🔊 מְרֻחָפִים ~ מרוחפים meruchafim we / you m. pl. / they m. are hovered	🔊 מְרֻחָפוֹת ~ מרוחפות meruchafot we / you f. pl. / they f. are hovered
Past tense	1st	🔊 רֻחַפְתִּי ~ רוחפתי ruchafti I was hovered		🔊 רֻחַפְנוּ ~ רוחפנו ruchafnu we were hovered
	2nd	🔊 רֻחַפְתָּ ~ רוחפת ruchafta you m. sg. were hovered	🔊 רֻחַפְתְּ ~ רוחפת ruchaft you f. sg. were hovered	🔊 רֻחַפְתֶּם ~ רוחפתם ruchaftem you m. pl. were hovered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רֻחַפְתֶּם ~ רוחפתם ruchaftem	🔊 רֻחַפְתֶּן ~ רוחפתן ruchaften you f. pl. were hovered The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 רֻחַפְתֶּן ~ רוחפתן ruchaften
	3rd	🔊 רֻחַף ~ רוחף ruchaf he / it was hovered	🔊 רֻחֲפָה ~ רוחפה ruchafa she / it was hovered	🔊 רֻחֲפוּ ~ רוחפו ruchafu they were hovered
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲרֻחַף ~ ארוחף aruchaf I will be hovered		🔊 נְרֻחַף ~ נרוחף neruchaf we will be hovered
	2nd	🔊 תְּרֻחַף ~ תרוחף teruchaf you m. sg. will be hovered	🔊 תְּרֻחֲפִי ~ תרוחפי teruchafi you f. sg. will be hovered	🔊 תְּרֻחֲפוּ ~ תרוחפו teruchafu you m. pl. will be hovered	🔊 תְּרֻחַפְנָה ~ תרוחפנה teruchafna you f. pl. will be hovered In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּרֻחֲפוּ ~ תרוחפו teruchafu
	3rd	🔊 יְרֻחַף ~ ירוחף yeruchaf he / it will be hovered	🔊 תְּרֻחַף ~ תרוחף teruchaf she / it will be hovered	🔊 יְרֻחֲפוּ ~ ירוחפו yeruchafu they m. will be hovered	🔊 תְּרֻחַפְנָה ~ תרוחפנה teruchafna they f. will be hovered In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְרֻחֲפוּ ~ ירוחפו yeruchafu