Conjugation of לַחְמוֹץ

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ח - מ - ץ

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

This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.

Meaning

to ferment (of dough, etc.), to leaven, to turn sour

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 חָמֵץ chametz I / you m. sg. / he / it ferment(s)	🔊 חֲמֵצָה chametza I / you f. sg. / she / it ferment(s)	🔊 חֲמֵצִים chametzim we / you m. pl. / they m. ferment	🔊 חֲמֵצוֹת chametzot we / you f. pl. / they f. ferment
Past tense	1st	🔊 חָמַצְתִּי chamatzti I fermented		🔊 חָמַצְנוּ chamatznu we fermented
	2nd	🔊 חָמַצְתָּ chamatzta you m. sg. fermented	🔊 חָמַצְתְּ chamatzt you f. sg. fermented	🔊 חֲמַצְתֶּם chamatztem you m. pl. fermented The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָמַצְתֶּם chamatztem	🔊 חֲמַצְתֶּן chamatzten you f. pl. fermented The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָמַצְתֶּן chamatzten
	3rd	🔊 חָמֵץ chametz 🔊 חָמַץ chamatz he / it fermented	🔊 חָמְצָה chamtza she / it fermented	🔊 חָמְצוּ chamtzu they fermented
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶחְמַץ echmatz I will ferment		🔊 נֶחְמַץ nechmatz we will ferment
	2nd	🔊 תֶּחְמַץ techmatz you m. sg. will ferment	🔊 תֶּחְמְצִי techmetzi you f. sg. will ferment	🔊 תֶּחְמְצוּ techmetzu you m. pl. will ferment	🔊 תֶּחְמַצְנָה techmatzna you f. pl. will ferment In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֶּחְמְצוּ techmetzu
	3rd	🔊 יֶחְמַץ yechmatz he / it will ferment	🔊 תֶּחְמַץ techmatz she / it will ferment	🔊 יֶחְמְצוּ yechmetzu they m. will ferment	🔊 תֶּחְמַצְנָה techmatzna they f. will ferment In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֶחְמְצוּ yechmetzu
Imperative		🔊 חֲמַץ!‏ chamatz! (to a man) ferment!	🔊 חִמְצִי!‏ chimtzi! (to a woman) ferment!	🔊 חִמְצוּ!‏ chimtzu! (to men) ferment!	🔊 חֲמַצְנָה!‏ chamatzna! (to women) ferment! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חִמְצוּ!‏ chimtzu!
Infinitive		🔊 לַחְמֹץ ~ לחמוץ lachmotz to ferment