Conjugation of לְחַבֵּב

Verb – PI'EL

Root: ח - ב - ב

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

Meaning

to like, to be fond of, to cherish

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְחַבֵּב mechabev I / you m. sg. / he / it like(s)	🔊 מְחַבֶּבֶת mechabevet I / you f. sg. / she / it like(s)	🔊 מְחַבְּבִים mechabevim we / you m. pl. / they m. like	🔊 מְחַבְּבוֹת mechabevot we / you f. pl. / they f. like
Past tense	1st	🔊 חִבַּבְתִּי ~ חיבבתי chibavti I liked		🔊 חִבַּבְנוּ ~ חיבבנו chibavnu we liked
	2nd	🔊 חִבַּבְתָּ ~ חיבבת chibavta you m. sg. liked	🔊 חִבַּבְתְּ ~ חיבבת chibavt you f. sg. liked	🔊 חִבַּבְתֶּם ~ חיבבתם chibavtem you m. pl. liked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חִבַּבְתֶּם ~ חיבבתם chibavtem	🔊 חִבַּבְתֶּן ~ חיבבתן chibavten you f. pl. liked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חִבַּבְתֶּן ~ חיבבתן chibavten
	3rd	🔊 חִבֵּב ~ חיבב chibev he / it liked	🔊 חִבְּבָה ~ חיבבה chibeva she / it liked	🔊 חִבְּבוּ ~ חיבבו chibevu they liked
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲחַבֵּב achabev I will like		🔊 נְחַבֵּב nechabev we will like
	2nd	🔊 תְּחַבֵּב techabev you m. sg. will like	🔊 תְּחַבְּבִי techabevi you f. sg. will like	🔊 תְּחַבְּבוּ techabevu you m. pl. will like	🔊 תְּחַבֵּבְנָה techabevna you f. pl. will like In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּחַבְּבוּ techabevu
	3rd	🔊 יְחַבֵּב yechabev he / it will like	🔊 תְּחַבֵּב techabev she / it will like	🔊 יְחַבְּבוּ yechabevu they m. will like	🔊 תְּחַבֵּבְנָה techabevna they f. will like In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְחַבְּבוּ yechabevu
Imperative		🔊 חַבֵּב!‏ chabev! (to a man) like!	🔊 חַבְּבִי!‏ chabevi! (to a woman) like!	🔊 חַבְּבוּ!‏ chabevu! (to men) like!	🔊 חַבֵּבְנָה!‏ chabevna! (to women) like! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חַבְּבוּ!‏ chabevu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְחַבֵּב lechabev to like

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְחֻבָּב ~ מחובב mechubav I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is liked	🔊 מְחֻבֶּבֶת ~ מחובבת mechubevet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is liked	🔊 מְחֻבָּבִים ~ מחובבים mechubavim we / you m. pl. / they m. are liked	🔊 מְחֻבָּבוֹת ~ מחובבות mechubavot we / you f. pl. / they f. are liked
Past tense	1st	🔊 חֻבַּבְתִּי ~ חובבתי chubavti I was liked		🔊 חֻבַּבְנוּ ~ חובבנו chubavnu we were liked
	2nd	🔊 חֻבַּבְתָּ ~ חובבת chubavta you m. sg. were liked	🔊 חֻבַּבְתְּ ~ חובבת chubavt you f. sg. were liked	🔊 חֻבַּבְתֶּם ~ חובבתם chubavtem you m. pl. were liked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חֻבַּבְתֶּם ~ חובבתם chubavtem	🔊 חֻבַּבְתֶּן ~ חובבתן chubavten you f. pl. were liked The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חֻבַּבְתֶּן ~ חובבתן chubavten
	3rd	🔊 חֻבַּב ~ חובב chubav he / it was liked	🔊 חֻבְּבָה ~ חובבה chubeva she / it was liked	🔊 חֻבְּבוּ ~ חובבו chubevu they were liked
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲחֻבַּב ~ אחובב achubav I will be liked		🔊 נְחֻבַּב ~ נחובב nechubav we will be liked
	2nd	🔊 תְּחֻבַּב ~ תחובב techubav you m. sg. will be liked	🔊 תְּחֻבְּבִי ~ תחובבי techubevi you f. sg. will be liked	🔊 תְּחֻבְּבוּ ~ תחובבו techubevu you m. pl. will be liked	🔊 תְּחֻבַּבְנָה ~ תחובבנה techubavna you f. pl. will be liked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּחֻבְּבוּ ~ תחובבו techubevu
	3rd	🔊 יְחֻבַּב ~ יחובב yechubav he / it will be liked	🔊 תְּחֻבַּב ~ תחובב techubav she / it will be liked	🔊 יְחֻבְּבוּ ~ יחובבו yechubevu they m. will be liked	🔊 תְּחֻבַּבְנָה ~ תחובבנה techubavna they f. will be liked In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְחֻבְּבוּ ~ יחובבו yechubevu