Conjugation of לְהִיווָּאֵשׁ

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: י - א - שׁ

The initial radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

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

Meaning

to despair, to lose hope, to give up

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נוֹאָשׁ no'ash I / you m. sg. / he / it despair(s)	🔊 נוֹאֶשֶׁת no'eshet I / you f. sg. / she / it despair(s)	🔊 נוֹאָשִׁים no'ashim we / you m. pl. / they m. despair	🔊 נוֹאָשׁוֹת no'ashot we / you f. pl. / they f. despair
Past tense	1st	🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתִּי no'ashti I despaired		🔊 נוֹאַשְׁנוּ no'ashnu we despaired
	2nd	🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתָּ no'ashta you m. sg. despaired	🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתְּ no'asht you f. sg. despaired	🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתֶּם no'ashtem you m. pl. despaired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתֶּם no'ashtem	🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתֶּן no'ashten you f. pl. despaired The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נוֹאַשְׁתֶּן no'ashten
	3rd	🔊 נוֹאַשׁ no'ash he / it despaired	🔊 נוֹאֲשָׁה no'asha she / it despaired	🔊 נוֹאֲשׁוּ no'ashu they despaired
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶוָּאֵשׁ ~ אוואש eva'esh I will despair		🔊 נִוָּאֵשׁ ~ ניוואש niva'esh we will despair
	2nd	🔊 תִּוָּאֵשׁ ~ תיוואש tiva'esh you m. sg. will despair	🔊 תִּוָּאֲשִׁי ~ תיוואשי tiva'ashi you f. sg. will despair	🔊 תִּוָּאֲשׁוּ ~ תיוואשו tiva'ashu you m. pl. will despair	🔊 תִּוָּאַשְׁנָה ~ תיוואשנה tiva'ashna 🔊 תִּוָּאֵשְׁנָה ~ תיוואשנה tiva'eshna you f. pl. will despair In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּוָּאֲשׁוּ ~ תיוואשו tiva'ashu
	3rd	🔊 יִוָּאֵשׁ ~ ייוואש yiva'esh he / it will despair	🔊 תִּוָּאֵשׁ ~ תיוואש tiva'esh she / it will despair	🔊 יִוָּאֲשׁוּ ~ ייוואשו yiva'ashu they m. will despair	🔊 תִּוָּאַשְׁנָה ~ תיוואשנה tiva'ashna 🔊 תִּוָּאֵשְׁנָה ~ תיוואשנה tiva'eshna they f. will despair In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִוָּאֲשׁוּ ~ ייוואשו yiva'ashu
Imperative		🔊 הִוָּאֵשׁ!‏ ~ היוואש!‏ hiva'esh! (to a man) despair!	🔊 הִוָּאֲשִׁי!‏ ~ היוואשי!‏ hiva'ashi! (to a woman) despair!	🔊 הִוָּאֲשׁוּ!‏ ~ היוואשו!‏ hiva'ashu! (to men) despair!	🔊 הִוָּאַשְׁנָה!‏ ~ היוואשנה!‏ hiva'ashna! 🔊 הִוָּאֵשְׁנָה!‏ ~ היוואשנה!‏ hiva'eshna! (to women) despair! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִוָּאֲשׁוּ!‏ ~ היוואשו!‏ hiva'ashu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִוָּאֵשׁ ~ להיוואש lehiva'esh to despair