Verb – PA'AL
Root: ג - ב - הּ
The final radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | גּוֹבֵהַּ govea(h) גָּבֵהַּ gavea(h) I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is high | גּוֹבַהַת govahat גְּבֵהָה gveha I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is high | גּוֹבְהִים govhim גְּבֵהִים gvehim we / you m. pl. / they m. are high | גּוֹבְהוֹת govhot גְּבֵהוֹת gvehot we / you f. pl. / they f. are high | |
| Past tense | 1st | גָּבַהְתִּי gavahti I was high | גָּבַהְנוּ gavahnu we were high | ||
| 2nd | גָּבַהְתָּ gavahta you m. sg. were high | גָּבַהְתְּ gavaht you f. sg. were high | גְּבַהְתֶּם gvahtem you m. pl. were high The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: גָּבַהְתֶּם gavahtem | גְּבַהְתֶּן gvahten you f. pl. were high The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: גָּבַהְתֶּן gavahten | |
| 3rd | גָּבֵהַּ gavea(h) גָּבַהּ gava(h) he / it was high | גָּבְהָה gavha she / it was high | גָּבְהוּ gavhu they were high | ||
| Future tense | 1st | אֶגְבַּהּ egba(h) I will be high | נִגְבַּהּ nigba(h) we will be high | ||
| 2nd | תִּגְבַּהּ tigba(h) you m. sg. will be high | תִּגְבְּהִי tigbehi you f. sg. will be high | תִּגְבְּהוּ tigbehu you m. pl. will be high | תִּגְבַּהְנָה tigbahna you f. pl. will be high In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּגְבְּהוּ tigbehu | |
| 3rd | יִגְבַּהּ yigba(h) he / it will be high | תִּגְבַּהּ tigba(h) she / it will be high | יִגְבְּהוּ yigbehu they m. will be high | תִּגְבַּהְנָה tigbahna they f. will be high In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִגְבְּהוּ yigbehu | |
| Imperative | גְּבַהּ! gva(h)! (to a man) be high! | גִּבְהִי! givhi! (to a woman) be high! | גִּבְהוּ! givhu! (to men) be high! | גְּבַהְנָה! gvahna! (to women) be high! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: גִּבְהוּ! givhu! | |
| Infinitive | לִגְבֹּהַּ ~ לגבוה ligboa(h) to be high | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
לְהַגְבִּיהַּ | ג - ב - הּ | Verb – hif'il | to raise, to lift, to elevate |
גָּבוֹהַּ | ג - ב - הּ | Adjective – katol pattern | high, tall |
גּוֹבַהּ | ג - ב - הּ | Noun – kotel pattern, masculine | height; level |
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