Conjugation of לִהְיוֹת

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ה - י - ה

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

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

Meaning

to be

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Past tense	1st	הָיִיתִי hayiti I was		הָיִינוּ hayinu we were
	2nd	הָיִיתָ hayita you m. sg. were	הָיִית hayit you f. sg. were	הֱיִיתֶם heyitem הֲיִיתֶם hayitem you m. pl. were The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הָיִיתֶם hayitem	הֱיִיתֶן heyiten הֲיִיתֶן hayiten you f. pl. were The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הָיִיתֶן hayiten
	3rd	הָיָה haya he / it was	הָיְתָה ~ הייתה hayta she / it was	הָיוּ hayu they were
Future tense	1st	אֶהְיֶה ehye I will be		נִהְיֶה nihye we will be
	2nd	תִּהְיֶה tihye you m. sg. will be	תִּהְיִי tihyi you f. sg. will be	תִּהְיוּ tihyu you m. pl. will be	תִּהְיֶינָה tihyena you f. pl. will be In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תִּהְיוּ tihyu
	3rd	יִהְיֶה yihye he / it will be	תִּהְיֶה tihye she / it will be	יִהְיוּ yihyu they m. will be	תִּהְיֶינָה tihyena they f. will be In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יִהְיוּ yihyu
Imperative		הֱיֵה!‏ heye! (to a man) be!	הֱיִי!‏ heyi! הֲיִי!‏ hayi! (to a woman) be!	הֱיוּ!‏ heyu! (to men) be!	הֱיֶינָה!‏ heyena! (to women) be! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הֱיוּ!‏ heyu!
Infinitive		לִהְיוֹת lihyot to be