Conjugation of לְהִישָּׁבֵעַ

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: שׁ - ב - ע

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

Meaning

to swear, to promise

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִשְׁבָּע nishba I / you m. sg. / he / it swear(s)	🔊 נִשְׁבַּעַת nishba'at I / you f. sg. / she / it swear(s)	🔊 נִשְׁבָּעִים nishba'im we / you m. pl. / they m. swear	🔊 נִשְׁבָּעוֹת nishba'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. swear
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי nishbati I swore		🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְנוּ nishbanu we swore
	2nd	🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתָּ nishbata you m. sg. swore	🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתְּ nishbat you f. sg. swore	🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּם nishba'atem you m. pl. swore The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּם nishbatem	🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּן nishba'aten you f. pl. swore The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁבַּעְתֶּן nishbaten
	3rd	🔊 נִשְׁבַּע nishba he / it swore	🔊 נִשְׁבְּעָה nishbe'a she / it swore	🔊 נִשְׁבְּעוּ nishbe'u they swore
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשָּׁבַע eshava I will swear Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 אֶשָּׁבֵעַ eshavea		🔊 נִשָּׁבַע ~ נישבע nishava we will swear Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 נִשָּׁבֵעַ ~ נישבע nishavea
	2nd	🔊 תִּשָּׁבַע ~ תישבע tishava you m. sg. will swear Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 תִּשָּׁבֵעַ ~ תישבע tishavea	🔊 תִּשָּׁבְעִי ~ תישבעי tishav'i you f. sg. will swear	🔊 תִּשָּׁבְעוּ ~ תישבעו tishav'u you m. pl. will swear	🔊 תִּשָּׁבַעְנָה ~ תישבענה tishavana you f. pl. will swear In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשָּׁבְעוּ ~ תישבעו tishav'u Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 תִּשָּׁבְעוּ ~ תישבעו tishav'u
	3rd	🔊 יִשָּׁבַע ~ יישבע yishava he / it will swear Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 יִשָּׁבֵעַ ~ יישבע yishavea	🔊 תִּשָּׁבַע ~ תישבע tishava she / it will swear Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 תִּשָּׁבֵעַ ~ תישבע tishavea	🔊 יִשָּׁבְעוּ ~ יישבעו yishav'u they m. will swear	🔊 תִּשָּׁבַעְנָה ~ תישבענה tishavana they f. will swear In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשָּׁבְעוּ ~ יישבעו yishav'u Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 יִשָּׁבְעוּ ~ יישבעו yishav'u
Imperative		🔊 הִשָּׁבַע!‏ ~ הישבע!‏ hishava! (to a man) swear! Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 הִשָּׁבֵעַ!‏ ~ הישבע!‏ hishavea!	🔊 הִשָּׁבְעִי!‏ ~ הישבעי!‏ hishav'i! (to a woman) swear!	🔊 הִשָּׁבְעוּ!‏ ~ הישבעו!‏ hishav'u! (to men) swear!	🔊 הִשָּׁבַעְנָה!‏ ~ הישבענה!‏ hishavana! (to women) swear! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִשָּׁבְעוּ!‏ ~ הישבעו!‏ hishav'u! Alternative forms (uncommon): 🔊 הִשָּׁבְעוּ!‏ ~ הישבעו!‏ hishav'u!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִשָּׁבֵעַ ~ להישבע lehishavea 🔊 לְהִשָּׁבַע ~ להישבע lehishava to swear