Conjugation of לְהַעֲווֹת

Verb – HIF'IL

Root: ע - ו - 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 twist, to distort (used in expression להעוות פנים: to make a face)

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מַעֲוֶה ~ מעווה ma'ave I / you m. sg. / he / it twist(s)	🔊 מַעֲוָה ~ מעווה ma'ava I / you f. sg. / she / it twist(s)	🔊 מַעֲוִים ~ מעווים ma'avim we / you m. pl. / they m. twist	🔊 מַעֲווֹת ma'avot we / you f. pl. / they f. twist
Past tense	1st	🔊 הֶעֱוֵיתִי ~ העוויתי he'eveti I twisted		🔊 הֶעֱוֵינוּ ~ העווינו he'evenu we twisted
	2nd	🔊 הֶעֱוֵיתָ ~ העווית he'eveta you m. sg. twisted	🔊 הֶעֱוֵית ~ העווית he'evet you f. sg. twisted	🔊 הֶעֱוֵיתֶם ~ העוויתם he'evetem you m. pl. twisted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֶעֱוֵיתֶם ~ העוויתם he'evetem	🔊 הֶעֱוֵיתֶן ~ העוויתן he'eveten you f. pl. twisted The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֶעֱוֵיתֶן ~ העוויתן he'eveten
	3rd	🔊 הֶעֱוָה ~ העווה he'eva he / it twisted	🔊 הֶעֶוְתָה ~ העוותה he'evta she / it twisted	🔊 הֶעֱווּ he'evu they twisted
Future tense	1st	🔊 אַעֲוֶה ~ אעווה a'ave I will twist		🔊 נַעֲוֶה ~ נעווה na'ave we will twist
	2nd	🔊 תַּעֲוֶה ~ תעווה ta'ave you m. sg. will twist	🔊 תַּעֲוִי ~ תעווי ta'avi you f. sg. will twist	🔊 תַּעֲווּ ta'avu you m. pl. will twist	🔊 תַּעֲוֶינָה ~ תעווינה ta'avena you f. pl. will twist In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּעֲווּ ta'avu
	3rd	🔊 יַעֲוֶה ~ יעווה ya'ave he / it will twist	🔊 תַּעֲוֶה ~ תעווה ta'ave she / it will twist	🔊 יַעֲווּ ya'avu they m. will twist	🔊 תַּעֲוֶינָה ~ תעווינה ta'avena they f. will twist In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַעֲווּ ya'avu
Imperative		🔊 הַעֲוֵה!‏ ~ העווה!‏ ha'ave! (to a man) twist!	🔊 הַעֲוִי!‏ ~ העווי!‏ ha'avi! (to a woman) twist!	🔊 הַעֲווּ!‏ ha'avu! (to men) twist!	🔊 הַעֲוֶינָה!‏ ~ העווינה!‏ ha'avena! (to women) twist! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַעֲווּ!‏ ha'avu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהַעֲווֹת leha'avot to twist