Conjugation of לִתְאוֹב

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ת - א - ב

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

Meaning

to desire, to lust

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 תָּאֵב ta'ev I / you m. sg. / he / it desire(s)	🔊 תְּאֵבָה te'eva I / you f. sg. / she / it desire(s)	🔊 תְּאֵבִים te'evim we / you m. pl. / they m. desire	🔊 תְּאֵבוֹת te'evot we / you f. pl. / they f. desire
Past tense	1st	🔊 תָּאַבְתִּי ta'avti I desired		🔊 תָּאַבְנוּ ta'avnu we desired
	2nd	🔊 תָּאַבְתָּ ta'avta you m. sg. desired	🔊 תָּאַבְתְּ ta'avt you f. sg. desired	🔊 תְּאַבְתֶּם te'avtem you m. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 תָּאַבְתֶּם ta'avtem	🔊 תְּאַבְתֶּן te'avten you f. pl. desired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 תָּאַבְתֶּן ta'avten
	3rd	🔊 תָּאֵב ta'ev 🔊 תָּאַב ta'av he / it desired	🔊 תָּאֲבָה ta'ava she / it desired	🔊 תָּאֲבוּ ta'avu they desired
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶתְאַב et'av I will desire		🔊 נִתְאַב nit'av we will desire
	2nd	🔊 תִּתְאַב tit'av you m. sg. will desire	🔊 תִּתְאֲבִי tit'avi you f. sg. will desire	🔊 תִּתְאֲבוּ tit'avu you m. pl. will desire	🔊 תִּתְאַבְנָה tit'avna you f. pl. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּתְאֲבוּ tit'avu
	3rd	🔊 יִתְאַב yit'av he / it will desire	🔊 תִּתְאַב tit'av she / it will desire	🔊 יִתְאֲבוּ yit'avu they m. will desire	🔊 תִּתְאַבְנָה tit'avna they f. will desire In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִתְאֲבוּ yit'avu
Imperative		🔊 תְּאַב!‏ te'av! (to a man) desire!	🔊 תַּאֲבִי!‏ ta'avi! (to a woman) desire!	🔊 תַּאֲבוּ!‏ ta'avu! (to men) desire!	🔊 תְּאַבְנָה!‏ te'avna! (to women) desire! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּאֲבוּ!‏ ta'avu!
Infinitive		🔊 לִתְאֹב ~ לתאוב lit'ov to desire