Conjugation of לְהִילָּחֵם

Verb – NIF'AL

Root: ל - ח - ם

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

Meaning

to fight, to struggle, to battle

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Verb form	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Present tense / Participle		🔊 נִלְחָם nilcham I / you m. sg. / he / it fight(s)	🔊 נִלְחֶמֶת nilchemet I / you f. sg. / she / it fight(s)	🔊 נִלְחָמִים nilchamim we / you m. pl. / they m. fight	🔊 נִלְחָמוֹת nilchamot we / you f. pl. / they f. fight
Past tense	1st	🔊 נִלְחַמְתִּי nilchamti I fought		🔊 נִלְחַמְנוּ nilchamnu we fought
	2nd	🔊 נִלְחַמְתָּ nilchamta you m. sg. fought	🔊 נִלְחַמְתְּ nilchamt you f. sg. fought	🔊 נִלְחַמְתֶּם nilchamtem you m. pl. fought The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִלְחַמְתֶּם nilchamtem	🔊 נִלְחַמְתֶּן nilchamten you f. pl. fought The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: 🔊 נִלְחַמְתֶּן nilchamten
	3rd	🔊 נִלְחַם nilcham he / it fought	🔊 נִלְחֲמָה nilchama she / it fought	🔊 נִלְחֲמוּ nilchamu they fought
Future tense	1st	🔊 אֶלָּחֵם elachem I will fight		🔊 נִלָּחֵם ~ נילחם nilachem we will fight
	2nd	🔊 תִּלָּחֵם ~ תילחם tilachem you m. sg. will fight	🔊 תִּלָּחֲמִי ~ תילחמי tilachami you f. sg. will fight	🔊 תִּלָּחֲמוּ ~ תילחמו tilachamu you m. pl. will fight	🔊 תִּלָּחַמְנָה ~ תילחמנה tilachamna 🔊 תִּלָּחֵמְנָה ~ תילחמנה tilachemna you f. pl. will fight In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 תִּלָּחֲמוּ ~ תילחמו tilachamu
	3rd	🔊 יִלָּחֵם ~ יילחם yilachem he / it will fight	🔊 תִּלָּחֵם ~ תילחם tilachem she / it will fight	🔊 יִלָּחֲמוּ ~ יילחמו yilachamu they m. will fight	🔊 תִּלָּחַמְנָה ~ תילחמנה tilachamna 🔊 תִּלָּחֵמְנָה ~ תילחמנה tilachemna they f. will fight In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 יִלָּחֲמוּ ~ יילחמו yilachamu
Imperative		🔊 הִלָּחֵם!‏ ~ הילחם!‏ hilachem! (to a man) fight!	🔊 הִלָּחֲמִי!‏ ~ הילחמי!‏ hilachami! (to a woman) fight!	🔊 הִלָּחֲמוּ!‏ ~ הילחמו!‏ hilachamu! (to men) fight!	🔊 הִלָּחַמְנָה!‏ ~ הילחמנה!‏ hilachamna! 🔊 הִלָּחֵמְנָה!‏ ~ הילחמנה!‏ hilachemna! (to women) fight! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: 🔊 הִלָּחֲמוּ!‏ ~ הילחמו!‏ hilachamu!
Infinitive		🔊 לְהִלָּחֵם ~ להילחם lehilachem to fight