Verb – PA'AL
Root: ח - שׁ - ך
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
This verb is stative. It is conjugated with a patach in the future tense and imperative.
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| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | 🔊 חָשֵׁךְ chashech I / you m. sg. / he / it become(s) dark | 🔊 חֲשֵׁכָה chashecha I / you f. sg. / she / it become(s) dark | 🔊 חֲשֵׁכִים chashechim we / you m. pl. / they m. become dark | 🔊 חֲשֵׁכוֹת chashechot we / you f. pl. / they f. become dark | |
| Past tense | 1st | 🔊 חָשַׁכְתִּי chashachti I became dark | 🔊 חָשַׁכְנוּ chashachnu we became dark | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 חָשַׁכְתָּ chashachta you m. sg. became dark | 🔊 חָשַׁכְתְּ chashacht you f. sg. became dark | 🔊 חֲשַׁכְתֶּם chashachtem you m. pl. became dark The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָשַׁכְתֶּם chashachtem | 🔊 חֲשַׁכְתֶּן chashachten you f. pl. became dark The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 חָשַׁכְתֶּן chashachten | |
| 3rd | 🔊 חָשַׁךְ chashach he / it became dark | 🔊 חָשְׁכָה chashcha she / it became dark | 🔊 חָשְׁכוּ chashchu they became dark | ||
| Future tense | 1st | 🔊 אֶחְשַׁךְ echshach I will become dark | 🔊 נֶחְשַׁךְ nechshach we will become dark | ||
| 2nd | 🔊 תֶּחְשַׁךְ techshach you m. sg. will become dark | 🔊 תֶּחְשְׁכִי techshechi you f. sg. will become dark | 🔊 תֶּחְשְׁכוּ techshechu you m. pl. will become dark | 🔊 תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה techshachna you f. pl. will become dark In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תֶּחְשְׁכוּ techshechu | |
| 3rd | 🔊 יֶחְשַׁךְ yechshach he / it will become dark | 🔊 תֶּחְשַׁךְ techshach she / it will become dark | 🔊 יֶחְשְׁכוּ yechshechu they m. will become dark | 🔊 תֶּחְשַׁכְנָה techshachna they f. will become dark In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יֶחְשְׁכוּ yechshechu | |
| Imperative | 🔊 חֲשַׁךְ! chashach! (to a man) become dark! | 🔊 חִשְׁכִי! chishchi! (to a woman) become dark! | 🔊 חִשְׁכוּ! chishchu! (to men) become dark! | 🔊 חֲשַׁכְנָה! chashachna! (to women) become dark! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 חִשְׁכוּ! chishchu! | |
| Infinitive | 🔊 לַחְשֹׁךְ ~ לחשוך lachshoch to become dark | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔊 חוֹשֶׁךְchoshech | ח - שׁ - ך | Noun – kotel pattern, masculine | darkness |
| 🔊 חָשׁוּךְchashuch | ח - שׁ - ך | Adjective – katul pattern | dark |
| 🔊 חָשֵׁךְchashech | ח - שׁ - ך | Adjective – katel pattern | dark, gloomy (lit.) |
| 🔊 לְהַחְשִׁיךְlehachshich | ח - שׁ - ך | Verb – hif'il | to darken, to make dark; to become dark |
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