Need Hebrew verb conjugations offline?

Buy Pealim mobile app to see Hebrew verb tables offline with instant search.

Google Play and the Google Play logo are trademarks of Google LLC. The Apple logo is a trademark of Apple Inc. App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.

Conjugation of לְבַכּוֹת

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ב - כ - ה

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

Meaning

to lament, to mourn for

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְבַכֶּה mevake I / you m. sg. / he / it lament(s)	מְבַכָּה mevaka I / you f. sg. / she / it lament(s)	מְבַכִּים mevakim we / you m. pl. / they m. lament	מְבַכּוֹת mevakot we / you f. pl. / they f. lament
Past tense	1st	בִּכִּיתִי ~ ביכיתי bikiti I lamented		בִּכִּינוּ ~ ביכינו bikinu we lamented
	2nd	בִּכִּיתָ ~ ביכית bikita you m. sg. lamented	בִּכִּית ~ ביכית bikit you f. sg. lamented	בִּכִּיתֶם ~ ביכיתם bikitem you m. pl. lamented The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: בִּכִּיתֶם ~ ביכיתם bikitem	בִּכִּיתֶן ~ ביכיתן bikiten you f. pl. lamented The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: בִּכִּיתֶן ~ ביכיתן bikiten
	3rd	בִּכָּה ~ ביכה bika he / it lamented	בִּכְּתָה ~ ביכתה bikta she / it lamented	בִּכּוּ ~ ביכו biku they lamented
Future tense	1st	אֲבַכֶּה avake I will lament		נְבַכֶּה nevake we will lament
	2nd	תְּבַכֶּה tevake you m. sg. will lament	תְּבַכִּי tevaki you f. sg. will lament	תְּבַכּוּ tevaku you m. pl. will lament	תְּבַכֶּינָה tevakena you f. pl. will lament In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּבַכּוּ tevaku
	3rd	יְבַכֶּה yevake he / it will lament	תְּבַכֶּה tevake she / it will lament	יְבַכּוּ yevaku they m. will lament	תְּבַכֶּינָה tevakena they f. will lament In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְבַכּוּ yevaku
Imperative		בַּכֵּה!‏ bake! (to a man) lament!	בַּכִּי!‏ baki! (to a woman) lament!	בַּכּוּ!‏ baku! (to men) lament!	בַּכֶּינָה!‏ bakena! (to women) lament! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: בַּכּוּ!‏ baku!
Infinitive		לְבַכּוֹת levakot to lament

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְבֻכֶּה ~ מבוכה mevuke I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is lamented	מְבֻכָּה ~ מבוכה mevuka I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is lamented	מְבֻכִּים ~ מבוכים mevukim we / you m. pl. / they m. are lamented	מְבֻכּוֹת ~ מבוכות mevukot we / you f. pl. / they f. are lamented
Past tense	1st	בֻּכֵּיתִי ~ בוכיתי buketi I was lamented		בֻּכֵּינוּ ~ בוכינו bukenu we were lamented
	2nd	בֻּכֵּיתָ ~ בוכית buketa you m. sg. were lamented	בֻּכֵּית ~ בוכית buket you f. sg. were lamented	בֻּכֵּיתֶם ~ בוכיתם buketem you m. pl. were lamented The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: בֻּכֵּיתֶם ~ בוכיתם buketem	בֻּכֵּיתֶן ~ בוכיתן buketen you f. pl. were lamented The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: בֻּכֵּיתֶן ~ בוכיתן buketen
	3rd	בֻּכָּה ~ בוכה buka he / it was lamented	בֻּכְּתָה ~ בוכתה bukta she / it was lamented	בֻּכּוּ ~ בוכו buku they were lamented
Future tense	1st	אֲבֻכֶּה ~ אבוכה avuke I will be lamented		נְבֻכֶּה ~ נבוכה nevuke we will be lamented
	2nd	תְּבֻכֶּה ~ תבוכה tevuke you m. sg. will be lamented	תְּבֻכִּי ~ תבוכי tevuki you f. sg. will be lamented	תְּבֻכּוּ ~ תבוכו tevuku you m. pl. will be lamented	תְּבֻכֶּינָה ~ תבוכינה tevukena you f. pl. will be lamented In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּבֻכּוּ ~ תבוכו tevuku
	3rd	יְבֻכֶּה ~ יבוכה yevuke he / it will be lamented	תְּבֻכֶּה ~ תבוכה tevuke she / it will be lamented	יְבֻכּוּ ~ יבוכו yevuku they m. will be lamented	תְּבֻכֶּינָה ~ תבוכינה tevukena they f. will be lamented In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְבֻכּוּ ~ יבוכו yevuku