Conjugation of לְהִיכָּלֵא

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: כ - ל - א

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

Meaning

to be arrested, imprisoned

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִכְלָא nichla I am / you m. sg. are / he / it is arrested	🔊 נִכְלֵאת nichlet I am / you f. sg. are / she / it is arrested	🔊 נִכְלָאִים nichla'im we / you m. pl. / they m. are arrested	🔊 נִכְלָאוֹת nichla'ot we / you f. pl. / they f. are arrested
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִכְלֵאתִי nichleti I was arrested		🔊 נִכְלֵאנוּ nichlenu we were arrested
	2nd	🔊 נִכְלֵאתָ nichleta you m. sg. were arrested	🔊 נִכְלֵאת nichlet you f. sg. were arrested	🔊 נִכְלֵאתֶם nichletem you m. pl. were arrested The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִכְלֵאתֶם nichletem	🔊 נִכְלֵאתֶן nichleten you f. pl. were arrested The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִכְלֵאתֶן nichleten
	3rd	🔊 נִכְלָא nichla he / it was arrested	🔊 נִכְלְאָה nichle'a she / it was arrested	🔊 נִכְלְאוּ nichle'u they were arrested
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶכָּלֵא ekale I will be arrested		🔊 נִכָּלֵא ~ ניכלא nikale we will be arrested
	2nd	🔊 תִּכָּלֵא ~ תיכלא tikale you m. sg. will be arrested	🔊 תִּכָּלְאִי ~ תיכלאי tikal'i you f. sg. will be arrested	🔊 תִּכָּלְאוּ ~ תיכלאו tikal'u you m. pl. will be arrested	🔊 תִּכָּלֶאנָה ~ תיכלאנה tikalena you f. pl. will be arrested In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּכָּלְאוּ ~ תיכלאו tikal'u
	3rd	🔊 יִכָּלֵא ~ ייכלא yikale he / it will be arrested	🔊 תִּכָּלֵא ~ תיכלא tikale she / it will be arrested	🔊 יִכָּלְאוּ ~ ייכלאו yikal'u they m. will be arrested	🔊 תִּכָּלֶאנָה ~ תיכלאנה tikalena they f. will be arrested In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִכָּלְאוּ ~ ייכלאו yikal'u
Imperative		🔊 הִכָּלֵא!‏ ~ היכלא!‏ hikale! (to a man) be arrested!	🔊 הִכָּלְאִי!‏ ~ היכלאי!‏ hikal'i! (to a woman) be arrested!	🔊 הִכָּלְאוּ!‏ ~ היכלאו!‏ hikal'u! (to men) be arrested!	🔊 הִכָּלֶאנָה!‏ ~ היכלאנה!‏ hikalena! (to women) be arrested! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִכָּלְאוּ!‏ ~ היכלאו!‏ hikal'u!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִכָּלֵא ~ להיכלא lehikale to be arrested