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

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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