Conjugation of לְחָרֵף

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ח - ר - ף

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

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

Meaning

to insult, to abuse, to curse (lit.)

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְחָרֵף mecharef I / you m. sg. / he / it insult(s)	מְחָרֶפֶת mecharefet I / you f. sg. / she / it insult(s)	מְחָרְפִים mecharfim we / you m. pl. / they m. insult	מְחָרְפוֹת mecharfot we / you f. pl. / they f. insult
Past tense	1st	חֵרַפְתִּי ~ חירפתי cherafti I insulted		חֵרַפְנוּ ~ חירפנו cherafnu we insulted
	2nd	חֵרַפְתָּ ~ חירפת cherafta you m. sg. insulted	חֵרַפְתְּ ~ חירפת cheraft you f. sg. insulted	חֵרַפְתֶּם ~ חירפתם cheraftem you m. pl. insulted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חֵרַפְתֶּם ~ חירפתם cheraftem	חֵרַפְתֶּן ~ חירפתן cheraften you f. pl. insulted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: חֵרַפְתֶּן ~ חירפתן cheraften
	3rd	חֵרֵף ~ חירף cheref חֵרַף ~ חירף cheraf he / it insulted	חֵרְפָה ~ חירפה cherfa she / it insulted	חֵרְפוּ ~ חירפו cherfu they insulted
Future tense	1st	אֲחָרֵף acharef I will insult		נְחָרֵף necharef we will insult
	2nd	תְּחָרֵף techaref you m. sg. will insult	תְּחָרְפִי techarfi you f. sg. will insult	תְּחָרְפוּ techarfu you m. pl. will insult	תְּחָרֵפְנָה techarefna you f. pl. will insult In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּחָרְפוּ techarfu
	3rd	יְחָרֵף yecharef he / it will insult	תְּחָרֵף techaref she / it will insult	יְחָרְפוּ yecharfu they m. will insult	תְּחָרֵפְנָה techarefna they f. will insult In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְחָרְפוּ yecharfu
Imperative		חָרֵף!‏ charef! (to a man) insult!	חָרְפִי!‏ charfi! (to a woman) insult!	חָרְפוּ!‏ charfu! (to men) insult!	חָרֵפְנָה!‏ charefna! (to women) insult! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: חָרְפוּ!‏ charfu!
Infinitive		לְחָרֵף lecharef to insult