Verb – PA'AL
Root: ח - כ - ם
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 חָכַמְתִּי chachamti I became wiser | 🔊 חָכַמְנוּ chachamnu we became wiser | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 חָכַמְתָּ chachamta you m. sg. became wiser | 🔊 חָכַמְתְּ chachamt you f. sg. became wiser | 🔊 חֲכַמְתֶּם chachamtem you m. pl. became wiser The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָכַמְתֶּם chachamtem | 🔊 חֲכַמְתֶּן chachamten you f. pl. became wiser The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָכַמְתֶּן chachamten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 חָכַם chacham he / it became wiser | 🔊 חָכְמָה chachma she / it became wiser | 🔊 חָכְמוּ chachmu they became wiser | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶחְכַּם echkam I will become wiser | 🔊 נֶחְכַּם nechkam we will become wiser | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֶּחְכַּם techkam you m. sg. will become wiser | 🔊 תֶּחְכְּמִי techkemi you f. sg. will become wiser | 🔊 תֶּחְכְּמוּ techkemu you m. pl. will become wiser | 🔊 תֶּחְכַּמְנָה techkamna you f. pl. will become wiser In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֶּחְכְּמוּ techkemu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֶחְכַּם yechkam he / it will become wiser | 🔊 תֶּחְכַּם techkam she / it will become wiser | 🔊 יֶחְכְּמוּ yechkemu they m. will become wiser | 🔊 תֶּחְכַּמְנָה techkamna they f. will become wiser In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֶחְכְּמוּ yechkemu | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לַחְכֹּם ~ לחכום lachkom to become wiser | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 חוֹכְמָהchochma | ח - כ - ם | Noun – kotla pattern, feminine | wisdom |
| 🔊 חָכָםchacham | ח - כ - ם | Adjective – katal pattern | wise, smart |
| 🔊 חָכָםchacham | ח - כ - ם | Noun – katal pattern, masculine | wise person; rabbi, sage (in Oriental Jews communities) |
| 🔊 לְהַחְכִּיםlehachkim | ח - כ - ם | Verb – hif'il | to become wiser, to learn; to impart wisdom |
| 🔊 לְהִתְחַכֵּםlehitchakem | ח - כ - ם | Verb – hitpa'el | to pretend to be wise |
| 🔊 מְתוּחְכָּםmetuchkam | ת - ח - כ - ם | Adjective – mekuttal pattern | sophisticated |
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