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

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