להישכב – to lie down – Hebrew conjugation tables

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: שׁ - כ - ב

This root does not have any special conjugation properties.

to lie down

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
Verb form	Person	Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִשְׁכָּב nishkav I / you m. sg. / he / it lie(s) down	🔊 נִשְׁכֶּבֶת nishkevet I / you f. sg. / she / it lie(s) down	🔊 נִשְׁכָּבִים nishkavim we / you m. pl. / they m. lie down	🔊 נִשְׁכָּבוֹת nishkavot we / you f. pl. / they f. lie down
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתִּי nishkavti I lay down		🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְנוּ nishkavnu we lay down
	2nd	🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתָּ nishkavta you m. sg. lay down	🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתְּ nishkavt you f. sg. lay down	🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתֶּם nishkavtem you m. pl. lay down The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתֶּם nishkavtem	🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתֶּן nishkavten you f. pl. lay down The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִשְׁכַּבְתֶּן nishkavten
	3rd	🔊 נִשְׁכַּב nishkav he / it lay down	🔊 נִשְׁכְּבָה nishkeva she / it lay down	🔊 נִשְׁכְּבוּ nishkevu they lay down
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶשָּׁכֵב eshachev I will lie down		🔊 נִשָּׁכֵב ~ נישכב nishachev we will lie down
	2nd	🔊 תִּשָּׁכֵב ~ תישכב tishachev you m. sg. will lie down	🔊 תִּשָּׁכְבִי ~ תישכבי tishachvi you f. sg. will lie down	🔊 תִּשָּׁכְבוּ ~ תישכבו tishachvu you m. pl. will lie down	🔊 תִּשָּׁכַבְנָה ~ תישכבנה tishachavna 🔊 תִּשָּׁכֵבְנָה ~ תישכבנה tishachevna you f. pl. will lie down In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּשָּׁכְבוּ ~ תישכבו tishachvu
	3rd	🔊 יִשָּׁכֵב ~ יישכב yishachev he / it will lie down	🔊 תִּשָּׁכֵב ~ תישכב tishachev she / it will lie down	🔊 יִשָּׁכְבוּ ~ יישכבו yishachvu they m. will lie down	🔊 תִּשָּׁכַבְנָה ~ תישכבנה tishachavna 🔊 תִּשָּׁכֵבְנָה ~ תישכבנה tishachevna they f. will lie down In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִשָּׁכְבוּ ~ יישכבו yishachvu
Imperative		🔊 הִשָּׁכֵב!‏ ~ הישכב!‏ hishachev! (to a man) lie down!	🔊 הִשָּׁכְבִי!‏ ~ הישכבי!‏ hishachvi! (to a woman) lie down!	🔊 הִשָּׁכְבוּ!‏ ~ הישכבו!‏ hishachvu! (to men) lie down!	🔊 הִשָּׁכַבְנָה!‏ ~ הישכבנה!‏ hishachavna! 🔊 הִשָּׁכֵבְנָה!‏ ~ הישכבנה!‏ hishachevna! (to women) lie down! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִשָּׁכְבוּ!‏ ~ הישכבו!‏ hishachvu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִשָּׁכֵב ~ להישכב lehishachev to lie down

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
🔊 מִשְׁכָּבmishkav	שׁ - כ - ב	Noun – miktal pattern, masculine	bed, couch (lit.); sexual intercourse (in idioms)
🔊 לִשְׁכַּבlishkav	שׁ - כ - ב	Verb – pa'al	to lie, to lie down
🔊 לְהַשְׁכִּיבlehashkiv	שׁ - כ - ב	Verb – hif'il	to lay down, to put to bed
🔊 שִׁכְבָהshichva	שׁ - כ - ב	Noun – kitla pattern, feminine	layer; level