Conjugation of לְהִישָּׁעֵן

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: שׁ - ע - ן

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

The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.

Meaning

to lean (on something); to depend on

×

🔊 New! Hear each form pronounced

Click the speaker icon next to any Hebrew form to hear its pronunciation.

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִשְׁעָן nish'an I / you m. sg. / he / it lean(s)	🔊 נִשְׁעֶנֶת nish'enet I / you f. sg. / she / it lean(s)	🔊 נִשְׁעָנִים nish'anim we / you m. pl. / they m. lean	🔊 נִשְׁעָנוֹת nish'anot we / you f. pl. / they f. lean
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתִּי nish'anti I leant		🔊 נִשְׁעַנּוּ nish'annu we leant
	2nd	🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתָּ nish'anta you m. sg. leant	🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתְּ nish'ant you f. sg. leant	🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתֶּם nish'antem you m. pl. leant The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתֶּם nish'antem	🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתֶּן nish'anten you f. pl. leant The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁעַנְתֶּן nish'anten
	3rd	🔊 נִשְׁעַן nish'an he / it leant	🔊 נִשְׁעֲנָה nish'ana she / it leant	🔊 נִשְׁעֲנוּ nish'anu they leant
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשָּׁעֵן esha'en I will lean		🔊 נִשָּׁעֵן ~ נישען nisha'en we will lean
	2nd	🔊 תִּשָּׁעֵן ~ תישען tisha'en you m. sg. will lean	🔊 תִּשָּׁעֲנִי ~ תישעני tisha'ani you f. sg. will lean	🔊 תִּשָּׁעֲנוּ ~ תישענו tisha'anu you m. pl. will lean	🔊 תִּשָּׁעַנָּה ~ תישענה tisha'anna 🔊 תִּשָּׁעֵנָּה ~ תישענה tisha'enna you f. pl. will lean In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשָּׁעֲנוּ ~ תישענו tisha'anu
	3rd	🔊 יִשָּׁעֵן ~ יישען yisha'en he / it will lean	🔊 תִּשָּׁעֵן ~ תישען tisha'en she / it will lean	🔊 יִשָּׁעֲנוּ ~ יישענו yisha'anu they m. will lean	🔊 תִּשָּׁעַנָּה ~ תישענה tisha'anna 🔊 תִּשָּׁעֵנָּה ~ תישענה tisha'enna they f. will lean In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשָּׁעֲנוּ ~ יישענו yisha'anu
Imperative		🔊 הִשָּׁעֵן!‏ ~ הישען!‏ hisha'en! (to a man) lean!	🔊 הִשָּׁעֲנִי!‏ ~ הישעני!‏ hisha'ani! (to a woman) lean!	🔊 הִשָּׁעֲנוּ!‏ ~ הישענו!‏ hisha'anu! (to men) lean!	🔊 הִשָּׁעַנָּה!‏ ~ הישענה!‏ hisha'anna! 🔊 הִשָּׁעֵנָּה!‏ ~ הישענה!‏ hisha'enna! (to women) lean! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִשָּׁעֲנוּ!‏ ~ הישענו!‏ hisha'anu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִשָּׁעֵן ~ להישען lehisha'en to lean