Verb – HIF'IL
Root: ח - כ - ם
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 מַחְכִּים machkim I / you m. sg. / he / it become(s) wiser | 🔊 מַחְכִּימָה machkima I / you f. sg. / she / it become(s) wiser | 🔊 מַחְכִּימִים machkimim we / you m. pl. / they m. become wiser | 🔊 מַחְכִּימוֹת machkimot we / you f. pl. / they f. become wiser | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתִּי hechkamti I became wiser | 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְנוּ hechkamnu we became wiser | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתָּ hechkamta you m. sg. became wiser | 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתְּ hechkamt you f. sg. became wiser | 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתֶּם hechkamtem you m. pl. became wiser The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתֶּם hechkamtem | 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתֶּן hechkamten you f. pl. became wiser The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 הֶחְכַּמְתֶּן hechkamten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 הֶחְכִּים hechkim he / it became wiser | 🔊 הֶחְכִּימָה hechkima she / it became wiser | 🔊 הֶחְכִּימוּ hechkimu they became wiser | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אַחְכִּים achkim I will become wiser | 🔊 נַחְכִּים nachkim we will become wiser | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תַּחְכִּים tachkim you m. sg. will become wiser | 🔊 תַּחְכִּימִי tachkimi you f. sg. will become wiser | 🔊 תַּחְכִּימוּ tachkimu you m. pl. will become wiser | 🔊 תַּחְכֵּמְנָה tachkemna you f. pl. will become wiser In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תַּחְכִּימוּ tachkimu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יַחְכִּים yachkim he / it will become wiser | 🔊 תַּחְכִּים tachkim she / it will become wiser | 🔊 יַחְכִּימוּ yachkimu they m. will become wiser | 🔊 תַּחְכֵּמְנָה tachkemna they f. will become wiser In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יַחְכִּימוּ yachkimu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 הַחְכֵּם! hachkem! (to a man) become wiser! | 🔊 הַחְכִּימִי! hachkimi! (to a woman) become wiser! | 🔊 הַחְכִּימוּ! hachkimu! (to men) become wiser! | 🔊 הַחְכֵּמְנָה! hachkemna! (to women) become wiser! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הַחְכִּימוּ! hachkimu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לְהַחְכִּים lehachkim to become wiser | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 חוֹכְמָהchochma | ח - כ - ם | Noun – kotla pattern, feminine | wisdom |
| 🔊 חָכָםchacham | ח - כ - ם | Adjective – katal pattern | wise, smart |
| 🔊 חָכָםchacham | ח - כ - ם | Noun – katal pattern, masculine | wise person; rabbi, sage (in Oriental Jews communities) |
| 🔊 לַחְכּוֹםlachkom | ח - כ - ם | Verb – pa'al | to become wiser |
| 🔊 לְהִתְחַכֵּםlehitchakem | ח - כ - ם | Verb – hitpa'el | to pretend to be wise |
| 🔊 מְתוּחְכָּםmetuchkam | ת - ח - כ - ם | Adjective – mekuttal pattern | sophisticated |
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