Conjugation of לְכַהֵן

Verb – PI'EL

Root: כ - ה - ן

The middle radical of this word is guttural. It cannot bear a dagesh, and the adjacent vowels may be affected.

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

Meaning

to serve as a priest (Cohen); to hold a senior office

Active forms Binyan Pi'el

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְכַהֵן mechahen I / you m. sg. / he / it serve(s) as a priest	מְכַהֶנֶת mechahenet I / you f. sg. / she / it serve(s) as a priest	מְכַהֲנִים mechahanim we / you m. pl. / they m. serve as a priest	מְכַהֲנוֹת mechahanot we / you f. pl. / they f. serve as a priest
Past tense	1st	כִּהַנְתִּי ~ כיהנתי kihanti I served as a priest		כִּהַנּוּ ~ כיהנו kihannu we served as a priest
	2nd	כִּהַנְתָּ ~ כיהנת kihanta you m. sg. served as a priest	כִּהַנְתְּ ~ כיהנת kihant you f. sg. served as a priest	כִּהַנְתֶּם ~ כיהנתם kihantem you m. pl. served as a priest The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כִּהַנְתֶּם ~ כיהנתם kihantem	כִּהַנְתֶּן ~ כיהנתן kihanten you f. pl. served as a priest The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כִּהַנְתֶּן ~ כיהנתן kihanten
	3rd	כִּהֵן ~ כיהן kihen he / it served as a priest	כִּהֲנָה ~ כיהנה kihana she / it served as a priest	כִּהֲנוּ ~ כיהנו kihanu they served as a priest
Future tense	1st	אֲכַהֵן achahen I will serve as a priest		נְכַהֵן nechahen we will serve as a priest
	2nd	תְּכַהֵן techahen you m. sg. will serve as a priest	תְּכַהֲנִי techahani you f. sg. will serve as a priest	תְּכַהֲנוּ techahanu you m. pl. will serve as a priest	תְּכַהֵנָּה techahenna you f. pl. will serve as a priest In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּכַהֲנוּ techahanu
	3rd	יְכַהֵן yechahen he / it will serve as a priest	תְּכַהֵן techahen she / it will serve as a priest	יְכַהֲנוּ yechahanu they m. will serve as a priest	תְּכַהֵנָּה techahenna they f. will serve as a priest In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְכַהֲנוּ yechahanu
Imperative		כַּהֵן!‏ kahen! (to a man) serve as a priest!	כַּהֲנִי!‏ kahani! (to a woman) serve as a priest!	כַּהֲנוּ!‏ kahanu! (to men) serve as a priest!	כַּהֵנָּה!‏ kahenna! (to women) serve as a priest! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: כַּהֲנוּ!‏ kahanu!
Infinitive		לְכַהֵן lechahen to serve as a priest

Passive forms Binyan Pu'al

Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		מְכֹהָן ~ מכוהן mechohan I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is served as a priest	מְכֹהֶנֶת ~ מכוהנת mechohenet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is served as a priest	מְכֹהָנִים ~ מכוהנים mechohanim we / you m. pl. / they m. are served as a priest	מְכֹהָנוֹת ~ מכוהנות mechohanot we / you f. pl. / they f. are served as a priest
Past tense	1st	כֹּהַנְתִּי ~ כוהנתי kohanti I was served as a priest		כֹּהַנּוּ ~ כוהנו kohannu we were served as a priest
	2nd	כֹּהַנְתָּ ~ כוהנת kohanta you m. sg. were served as a priest	כֹּהַנְתְּ ~ כוהנת kohant you f. sg. were served as a priest	כֹּהַנְתֶּם ~ כוהנתם kohantem you m. pl. were served as a priest The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כֹּהַנְתֶּם ~ כוהנתם kohantem	כֹּהַנְתֶּן ~ כוהנתן kohanten you f. pl. were served as a priest The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: כֹּהַנְתֶּן ~ כוהנתן kohanten
	3rd	כֹּהַן ~ כוהן kohan he / it was served as a priest	כֹּהֲנָה ~ כוהנה kohana she / it was served as a priest	כֹּהֲנוּ ~ כוהנו kohanu they were served as a priest
Future tense	1st	אֲכֹהַן ~ אכוהן achohan I will be served as a priest		נְכֹהַן ~ נכוהן nechohan we will be served as a priest
	2nd	תְּכֹהַן ~ תכוהן techohan you m. sg. will be served as a priest	תְּכֹהֲנִי ~ תכוהני techohani you f. sg. will be served as a priest	תְּכֹהֲנוּ ~ תכוהנו techohanu you m. pl. will be served as a priest	תְּכֹהַנָּה ~ תכוהנה techohanna you f. pl. will be served as a priest In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תְּכֹהֲנוּ ~ תכוהנו techohanu
	3rd	יְכֹהַן ~ יכוהן yechohan he / it will be served as a priest	תְּכֹהַן ~ תכוהן techohan she / it will be served as a priest	יְכֹהֲנוּ ~ יכוהנו yechohanu they m. will be served as a priest	תְּכֹהַנָּה ~ תכוהנה techohanna they f. will be served as a priest In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יְכֹהֲנוּ ~ יכוהנו yechohanu