Conjugation of לְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת

Verb – HITPA'EL

Root: שׁ - ח - ו - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

Meaning

to bow, to bow down, to worship (ל-)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה ~ משתחווה mishtachave I / you m. sg. / he / it bow(s)	🔊 מִשְׁתַּחֲוָה ~ משתחווה mishtachava I / you f. sg. / she / it bow(s)	🔊 מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים ~ משתחווים mishtachavim we / you m. pl. / they m. bow	🔊 מִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת mishtachavot we / you f. pl. / they f. bow
Past tense	1st	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי ~ השתחוויתי hishtachaveti I bowed		🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵינוּ ~ השתחווינו hishtachavenu we bowed
	2nd	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתָ ~ השתחווית hishtachaveta you m. sg. bowed	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵית ~ השתחווית hishtachavet you f. sg. bowed	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶם ~ השתחוויתם hishtachavetem you m. pl. bowed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶם ~ השתחוויתם hishtachavetem	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶן ~ השתחוויתן hishtachaveten you f. pl. bowed The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתֶן ~ השתחוויתן hishtachaveten
	3rd	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוָה ~ השתחווה hishtachava he / it bowed	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחַוְתָה ~ השתחוותה hishtachavta she / it bowed	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ hishtachavu they bowed
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשְׁתַּחֲוֶה ~ אשתחווה eshtachave I will bow		🔊 נִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה ~ נשתחווה nishtachave we will bow
	2nd	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה ~ תשתחווה tishtachave you m. sg. will bow	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲוִי ~ תשתחווי tishtachavi you f. sg. will bow	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ tishtachavu you m. pl. will bow	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה ~ תשתחווינה tishtachavena you f. pl. will bow In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ tishtachavu
	3rd	🔊 יִשְׁתַּחֲוֶה ~ ישתחווה yishtachave he / it will bow	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶה ~ תשתחווה tishtachave she / it will bow	🔊 יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ yishtachavu they m. will bow	🔊 תִּשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה ~ תשתחווינה tishtachavena they f. will bow In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשְׁתַּחֲווּ yishtachavu
Imperative		🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֵה!‏ ~ השתחווה!‏ hishtachave! (to a man) bow!	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוִי!‏ ~ השתחווי!‏ hishtachavi! (to a woman) bow!	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ!‏ hishtachavu! (to men) bow!	🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲוֶינָה!‏ ~ השתחווינה!‏ hishtachavena! (to women) bow! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִשְׁתַּחֲווּ!‏ hishtachavu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִשְׁתַּחֲווֹת lehishtachavot to bow