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Conjugation of לִחְיוֹת https://www.pealim.com

Verb – PA'AL

Root: ח - י - ה

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

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

Meaning

to live
Verb formPersonSingularPlural
MasculineFeminineMasculineFeminine
Present tense / Participle
חַי
chay
I / you m. sg. / he / it live(s)
חַיָּה
chaya
I / you f. sg. / she / it live(s)
חַיִּים
chayim
we / you m. pl. / they m. live
חַיּוֹת
chayot
we / you f. pl. / they f. live
Past tense1st
חָיִיתִי
chayiti
I lived
חָיִינוּ
chayinu
we lived
2nd
חָיִיתָ
chayita
you m. sg. lived
חָיִית
chayit
you f. sg. lived
חֱיִיתֶם
cheyitem
חֲיִיתֶם
chayitem
you m. pl. lived
The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language:
חָיִיתֶם chayitem
חֱיִיתֶן
cheyiten
חֲיִיתֶן
chayiten
you f. pl. lived
The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language:
חָיִיתֶן chayiten
3rd
חַי
chay
he / it lived
Alternative forms (archaic / poetic):
חַיַה chaya
חָיְתָה ~ חייתה
chayta
she / it lived
חָיוּ
chayu
they lived
Future tense1st
אֶחְיֶה
echye
I will live
נִחְיֶה
nichye
we will live
2nd
תִּחְיֶה
tichye
you m. sg. will live
תִּחְיִי
tichyi
you f. sg. will live
תִּחְיוּ
tichyu
you m. pl. will live
תִּחְיֶינָה
tichyena
you f. pl. will live
In modern language, the masculine form is generally used:
תִּחְיוּ tichyu
3rd
יִחְיֶה
yichye
he / it will live
תִּחְיֶה
tichye
she / it will live
יִחְיוּ
yichyu
they m. will live
תִּחְיֶינָה
tichyena
they f. will live
In modern language, the masculine form is generally used:
יִחְיוּ yichyu
Imperative
חֲיֵה!‏
chaye!
(to a man) live!
חֲיִי!‏
chayi!
(to a woman) live!
חֲיוּ!‏
chayu!
(to men) live!
חֲיֶינָה!‏
chayena!
(to women) live!
In modern language, the masculine form is generally used:
חֲיוּ!‏ chayu!
Infinitive
לִחְיוֹת
lichyot
to live
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See also

WordRootPart of speechMeaning
הַחְייָאָה
hachya'a
ח - י - אNoun – haktala pattern, feminineresuscitation; rejuvenation, revitalization, reinvigoration
חַי
chay
ח - י - הAdjective – kal patternlive, alive, living
חַיָּה
chaya
ח - י - הNoun – katla pattern, feminineanimal, beast
חִיּוּנִי
chiyuni
ח - י - הAdjectivevital, crucial; vibrant, vivacious
חִיּוּת
chiyut
ח - י - הNoun – femininevitality, liveliness
לְהַחֲיוֹת
lehachayot
ח - י - הVerb – hif'ilto revive, to resuscitate
חַייְזָר
chayzar
-Noun👽 alien, extraterrestrial life from
חַיִּים
chayim
ח - י - הNoun – kal pattern, masculine, plurallife
מִחְיָה
michya
ח - י - הNoun – miktal pattern, femininesustenance, means for a living
תְּחִייָּה
tchiya
ח - י - הNoun – tkilla pattern, femininerevival, renaissance
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