Conjugation of לְאַבֵּן

Verb – PI'EL

Root: א - ב - ן

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

The final radical of this word can assimilate with the suffix in inflected forms.

Meaning

to petrify, to turn to stone; to immobilize, to stun

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Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְאַבֵּן me'aben I / you m. sg. / he / it petrify(-ies)	🔊 מְאַבֶּנֶת me'abenet I / you f. sg. / she / it petrify(-ies)	🔊 מְאַבְּנִים me'abnim we / you m. pl. / they m. petrify	🔊 מְאַבְּנוֹת me'abnot we / you f. pl. / they f. petrify
Past tense	1st	🔊 אִבַּנְתִּי ~ איבנתי ibanti I petrified		🔊 אִבַּנּוּ ~ איבנו ibannu we petrified
	2nd	🔊 אִבַּנְתָּ ~ איבנת ibanta you m. sg. petrified	🔊 אִבַּנְתְּ ~ איבנת ibant you f. sg. petrified	🔊 אִבַּנְתֶּם ~ איבנתם ibantem you m. pl. petrified The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִבַּנְתֶּם ~ איבנתם ibantem	🔊 אִבַּנְתֶּן ~ איבנתן ibanten you f. pl. petrified The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אִבַּנְתֶּן ~ איבנתן ibanten
	3rd	🔊 אִבֵּן ~ איבן iben he / it petrified	🔊 אִבְּנָה ~ איבנה ibna she / it petrified	🔊 אִבְּנוּ ~ איבנו ibnu they petrified
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲאַבֵּן a'aben I will petrify		🔊 נְאַבֵּן ne'aben we will petrify
	2nd	🔊 תְּאַבֵּן te'aben you m. sg. will petrify	🔊 תְּאַבְּנִי te'abni you f. sg. will petrify	🔊 תְּאַבְּנוּ te'abnu you m. pl. will petrify	🔊 תְּאַבֵּנָּה te'abenna you f. pl. will petrify In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאַבְּנוּ te'abnu
	3rd	🔊 יְאַבֵּן ye'aben he / it will petrify	🔊 תְּאַבֵּן te'aben she / it will petrify	🔊 יְאַבְּנוּ ye'abnu they m. will petrify	🔊 תְּאַבֵּנָּה te'abenna they f. will petrify In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאַבְּנוּ ye'abnu
Imperative		🔊 אַבֵּן!‏ aben! (to a man) petrify!	🔊 אַבְּנִי!‏ abni! (to a woman) petrify!	🔊 אַבְּנוּ!‏ abnu! (to men) petrify!	🔊 אַבֵּנָּה!‏ abenna! (to women) petrify! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 אַבְּנוּ!‏ abnu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְאַבֵּן le'aben to petrify

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 מְאֻבָּן ~ מאובן me'uban I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is petrified	🔊 מְאֻבֶּנֶת ~ מאובנת me'ubenet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is petrified	🔊 מְאֻבָּנִים ~ מאובנים me'ubanim we / you m. pl. / they m. are petrified	🔊 מְאֻבָּנוֹת ~ מאובנות me'ubanot we / you f. pl. / they f. are petrified
Past tense	1st	🔊 אֻבַּנְתִּי ~ אובנתי ubanti I was petrified		🔊 אֻבַּנּוּ ~ אובנו ubannu we were petrified
	2nd	🔊 אֻבַּנְתָּ ~ אובנת ubanta you m. sg. were petrified	🔊 אֻבַּנְתְּ ~ אובנת ubant you f. sg. were petrified	🔊 אֻבַּנְתֶּם ~ אובנתם ubantem you m. pl. were petrified The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אֻבַּנְתֶּם ~ אובנתם ubantem	🔊 אֻבַּנְתֶּן ~ אובנתן ubanten you f. pl. were petrified The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 אֻבַּנְתֶּן ~ אובנתן ubanten
	3rd	🔊 אֻבַּן ~ אובן uban he / it was petrified	🔊 אֻבְּנָה ~ אובנה ubna she / it was petrified	🔊 אֻבְּנוּ ~ אובנו ubnu they were petrified
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֲאֻבַּן ~ אאובן a'uban I will be petrified		🔊 נְאֻבַּן ~ נאובן ne'uban we will be petrified
	2nd	🔊 תְּאֻבַּן ~ תאובן te'uban you m. sg. will be petrified	🔊 תְּאֻבְּנִי ~ תאובני te'ubni you f. sg. will be petrified	🔊 תְּאֻבְּנוּ ~ תאובנו te'ubnu you m. pl. will be petrified	🔊 תְּאֻבַּנָּה ~ תאובנה te'ubanna you f. pl. will be petrified In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תְּאֻבְּנוּ ~ תאובנו te'ubnu
	3rd	🔊 יְאֻבַּן ~ יאובן ye'uban he / it will be petrified	🔊 תְּאֻבַּן ~ תאובן te'uban she / it will be petrified	🔊 יְאֻבְּנוּ ~ יאובנו ye'ubnu they m. will be petrified	🔊 תְּאֻבַּנָּה ~ תאובנה te'ubanna they f. will be petrified In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יְאֻבְּנוּ ~ יאובנו ye'ubnu