Inflection of לֶחִי

Noun – ketel pattern, feminine

Root: ל - ח - ה

The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

This word is used with the dual number ending -ayim.

Meaning

cheek; jaw (of a tool)

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Forms without pronominal affixes

	Singular	Plural
Absolute state	🔊 לֶחִי lechi 🔊 לְחִי lechi cheek	🔊 לְחָיַיִם lechayayim cheeks
Construct state	🔊 לְחִי־ lechi- cheek of ...	🔊 לְחָיֵי־ lechayei- cheeks of ...

Forms with pronominal affixes

Noun number	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	1st	🔊 לֶחְיִי lechyi my cheek		🔊 לֶחְיֵנוּ ~ לחיינו lechyenu our cheek
	2nd	🔊 לֶחְיְךָ ~ לחייך lechyecha your m. sg. cheek	🔊 לֶחְיֵךְ ~ לחייך lechyech your f. sg. cheek	🔊 לֶחְיְכֶם ~ לחייכם lechyechem your m. pl. cheek	🔊 לֶחְיְכֶן ~ לחייכן lechyechen your f. pl. cheek
	3rd	🔊 לֶחְיוֹ lechyo his / its cheek	🔊 לֶחְיָהּ ~ לחייה lechya(h) her / its cheek	🔊 לֶחְיָם ~ לחיים lechyam their m. cheek	🔊 לֶחְיָן ~ לחיין lechyan their f. cheek
Plural	1st	🔊 לְחָיַי lechayay my cheeks		🔊 לְחָיֵינוּ lechayeinu our cheeks
	2nd	🔊 לְחָיֶיךָ lechayecha your m. sg. cheeks	🔊 לְחָיַיִךְ lechayayich your f. sg. cheeks	🔊 לְחָיֵיכֶם lechayeichem your m. pl. cheeks	🔊 לְחָיֵיכֶן lechayeichen your f. pl. cheeks
	3rd	🔊 לְחָיָיו lechayav his / its cheeks	🔊 לְחָיֶיהָ lechayeha her / its cheeks	🔊 לְחָיֵיהֶם lechayeihem their m. cheeks	🔊 לְחָיֵיהֶן lechayeihen their f. cheeks