The final radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.
Singular
Plural
Word Form
Person
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Present Tense
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Past Tense
הָיִיתִי
hayiti
I was
הָיִינוּ
hayinu
we were
הָיִיתָ
hayita
you m. sg. were
הָיִית
hayit
you f. sg. were
הֱיִיתֶם
heyitem
you m. pl. were
הֱיִיתֶן
heyiten
you f. pl. were
הָיָה
haya
he / it was
הָיְתָה ~ הייתה
hayta
she / it was
הָיוּ
hayu
they were
Future Tense
אֶהְיֶה
ehye
I will be
נִהְיֶה
nihye
we will be
תִּהְיֶה
tihye
you m. sg. will be
תִּהְיִי
tihyi
you f. sg. will be
תִּהְיוּ
tihyu
you m. pl. will be
תִּהְיֶינָה
tihyena
you f. pl. will be
יִהְיֶה
yihye
he / it will be
תִּהְיֶה
tihye
she / it will be
יִהְיוּ
yihyu
they m. will be
תִּהְיֶינָה
tihyena
they f. will be
Imperative
הֱיֵה!
heye!
(to a man) be!
הֱיִי!
heyi!
(to a woman) be!
הֱיוּ!
heyu!
(to men) be!
הֱיֶינָה!
heyena!
(to women) be!
Infinitive
לִהְיוֹת
lihyot
to be
Present Tense
Singular
Masculine
undefined
Feminine
undefined
Plural
Masculine
undefined
Feminine
undefined
Past Tense
1st Person
Singular
הָיִיתִי
hayiti
I was
Plural
הָיִינוּ
hayinu
we were
Past Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
הָיִיתָ
hayita
you m. sg. were
Feminine
הָיִית
hayit
you f. sg. were
Plural
Masculine
הֱיִיתֶם
heyitem
you m. pl. were
Feminine
הֱיִיתֶן
heyiten
you f. pl. were
Past Tense
3rd Person
Masculine
הָיָה
haya
he / it was
Feminine
הָיְתָה ~ הייתה
hayta
she / it was
Future Tense
1st Person
Singular
אֶהְיֶה
ehye
I will be
Plural
נִהְיֶה
nihye
we will be
Future Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
תִּהְיֶה
tihye
you m. sg. will be
Feminine
תִּהְיִי
tihyi
you f. sg. will be
Plural
Masculine
תִּהְיוּ
tihyu
you m. pl. will be
Feminine
תִּהְיֶינָה
tihyena
you f. pl. will be
Future Tense
3rd Person
Singular
Masculine
יִהְיֶה
yihye
he / it will be
Feminine
תִּהְיֶה
tihye
she / it will be
Plural
Masculine
יִהְיוּ
yihyu
they m. will be
Feminine
תִּהְיֶינָה
tihyena
they f. will be
Imperative
Singular
Masculine
הֱיֵה!
heye!
(to a man) be!
Feminine
הֱיִי!
heyi!
(to a woman) be!
Plural
Masculine
הֱיוּ!
heyu!
(to men) be!
Feminine
הֱיֶינָה!
heyena!
(to women) be!
Infinitive
לִהְיוֹת
lihyot
to be