Conjugation of לְהִינָּחֵם

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: נ - ח - ם

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

The first radical of this word can assimilate with the second radical in inflected forms.

Meaning

to regret, to repent (biblical)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִחָם ~ ניחם nicham I / you m. sg. / he / it regret(s)	🔊 נִחֶמֶת ~ ניחמת nichemet I / you f. sg. / she / it regret(s)	🔊 נִחָמִים ~ ניחמים nichamim we / you m. pl. / they m. regret	🔊 נִחָמוֹת ~ ניחמות nichamot we / you f. pl. / they f. regret
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִחַמְתִּי ~ ניחמתי nichamti I regretted		🔊 נִחַמְנוּ ~ ניחמנו nichamnu we regretted
	2nd	🔊 נִחַמְתָּ ~ ניחמת nichamta you m. sg. regretted	🔊 נִחַמְתְּ ~ ניחמת nichamt you f. sg. regretted	🔊 נִחַמְתֶּם ~ ניחמתם nichamtem you m. pl. regretted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִחַמְתֶּם ~ ניחמתם nichamtem	🔊 נִחַמְתֶּן ~ ניחמתן nichamten you f. pl. regretted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִחַמְתֶּן ~ ניחמתן nichamten
	3rd	🔊 נִחַם ~ ניחם nicham he / it regretted	🔊 נִחֲמָה ~ ניחמה nichama she / it regretted	🔊 נִחֲמוּ ~ ניחמו nichamu they regretted
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶנָּחֵם enachem I will regret		🔊 נִנָּחֵם ~ נינחם ninachem we will regret
	2nd	🔊 תִּנָּחֵם ~ תינחם tinachem you m. sg. will regret	🔊 תִּנָּחֲמִי ~ תינחמי tinachami you f. sg. will regret	🔊 תִּנָּחֲמוּ ~ תינחמו tinachamu you m. pl. will regret	🔊 תִּנָּחַמְנָה ~ תינחמנה tinachamna 🔊 תִּנָּחֵמְנָה ~ תינחמנה tinachemna you f. pl. will regret In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּנָּחֲמוּ ~ תינחמו tinachamu
	3rd	🔊 יִנָּחֵם ~ יינחם yinachem he / it will regret	🔊 תִּנָּחֵם ~ תינחם tinachem she / it will regret	🔊 יִנָּחֲמוּ ~ יינחמו yinachamu they m. will regret	🔊 תִּנָּחַמְנָה ~ תינחמנה tinachamna 🔊 תִּנָּחֵמְנָה ~ תינחמנה tinachemna they f. will regret In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִנָּחֲמוּ ~ יינחמו yinachamu
Imperative		🔊 הִנָּחֵם!‏ ~ הינחם!‏ hinachem! (to a man) regret!	🔊 הִנָּחֲמִי!‏ ~ הינחמי!‏ hinachami! (to a woman) regret!	🔊 הִנָּחֲמוּ!‏ ~ הינחמו!‏ hinachamu! (to men) regret!	🔊 הִנָּחַמְנָה!‏ ~ הינחמנה!‏ hinachamna! 🔊 הִנָּחֵמְנָה!‏ ~ הינחמנה!‏ hinachemna! (to women) regret! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִנָּחֲמוּ!‏ ~ הינחמו!‏ hinachamu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִנָּחֵם ~ להינחם lehinachem to regret