Conjugation of לַחְבּוֹב

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ח - ב - ב

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

Meaning

to love, to treat with affection (biblical)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 חוֹבֵב chovev I / you m. sg. / he / it love(s)	🔊 חוֹבֶבֶת chovevet I / you f. sg. / she / it love(s)	🔊 חוֹבְבִים chovevim we / you m. pl. / they m. love	🔊 חוֹבְבוֹת chovevot we / you f. pl. / they f. love
Past tense	1st	🔊 חָבַבְתִּי chavavti I loved		🔊 חָבַבְנוּ chavavnu we loved
	2nd	🔊 חָבַבְתָּ chavavta you m. sg. loved	🔊 חָבַבְתְּ chavavt you f. sg. loved	🔊 חֲבַבְתֶּם chavavtem you m. pl. loved The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָבַבְתֶּם chavavtem	🔊 חֲבַבְתֶּן chavavten you f. pl. loved The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָבַבְתֶּן chavavten
	3rd	🔊 חָבַב chavav he / it loved	🔊 חָבְבָה chaveva she / it loved	🔊 חָבְבוּ chavevu they loved
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶחְבֹּב ~ אחבוב echbov I will love		🔊 נַחְבֹּב ~ נחבוב nachbov we will love
	2nd	🔊 תַּחְבֹּב ~ תחבוב tachbov you m. sg. will love	🔊 תַּחְבְּבִי tachbevi you f. sg. will love	🔊 תַּחְבְּבוּ tachbevu you m. pl. will love	🔊 תַּחְבֹּבְנָה ~ תחבובנה tachbovna you f. pl. will love In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּחְבְּבוּ tachbevu
	3rd	🔊 יַחְבֹּב ~ יחבוב yachbov he / it will love	🔊 תַּחְבֹּב ~ תחבוב tachbov she / it will love	🔊 יַחְבְּבוּ yachbevu they m. will love	🔊 תַּחְבֹּבְנָה ~ תחבובנה tachbovna they f. will love In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַחְבְּבוּ yachbevu
Imperative		🔊 חֲבֹב!‏ ~ חבוב!‏ chavov! (to a man) love!	🔊 חִבְבִי!‏ chivevi! (to a woman) love!	🔊 חִבְבוּ!‏ chivevu! (to men) love!	🔊 חֲבֹבְנָה!‏ ~ חבובנה!‏ chavovna! (to women) love! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חִבְבוּ!‏ chivevu!
Infinitive		🔊 לַחְבֹּב ~ לחבוב lachbov to love