The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
Singular
Plural
Word Form
Person
Masculine
Feminine
Masculine
Feminine
Present Tense
חוֹבֵב
chovev
I / you m. sg. / he / it love(s)
חוֹבֶבֶת
chovevet
I / you f. sg. / she / it love(s)
חוֹבְבִים
chovevim
we / you m. pl. / they m. love
חוֹבְבוֹת
chovevot
we / you f. pl. / they f. love
Past Tense
חָבַבְתִּי
chavavti
I loved
חָבַבְנוּ
chavavnu
we loved
חָבַבְתָּ
chavavta
you m. sg. loved
חָבַבְתְּ
chavavt
you f. sg. loved
חֲבַבְתֶּם
chavavtem
you m. pl. loved
חֲבַבְתֶּן
chavavten
you f. pl. loved
חָבַב
chavav
he / it loved
חָבְבָה
chaveva
she / it loved
חָבְבוּ
chavevu
they loved
Future Tense
אֶחְבֹּב ~ אחבוב
echbov
I will love
נַחְבֹּב ~ נחבוב
nachbov
we will love
תַּחְבֹּב ~ תחבוב
tachbov
you m. sg. will love
תַּחְבְּבִי
tachbevi
you f. sg. will love
תַּחְבְּבוּ
tachbevu
you m. pl. will love
תַּחְבֹּבְנָה ~ תחבובנה
tachbovna
you f. pl. will love
יַחְבֹּב ~ יחבוב
yachbov
he / it will love
תַּחְבֹּב ~ תחבוב
tachbov
she / it will love
יַחְבְּבוּ
yachbevu
they m. will love
תַּחְבֹּבְנָה ~ תחבובנה
tachbovna
they f. will love
Imperative
חֲבֹב! ~ חבוב!
chavov!
(to a man) love!
חִבְבִי!
chivevi!
(to a woman) love!
חִבְבוּ!
chivevu!
(to men) love!
חֲבֹבְנָה! ~ חבובנה!
chavovna!
(to women) love!
Infinitive
לַחְבֹּב ~ לחבוב
lachbov
to love
Present Tense
Singular
Masculine
חוֹבֵב
chovev
I / you m. sg. / he / it love(s)
Feminine
חוֹבֶבֶת
chovevet
I / you f. sg. / she / it love(s)
Plural
Masculine
חוֹבְבִים
chovevim
we / you m. pl. / they m. love
Feminine
חוֹבְבוֹת
chovevot
we / you f. pl. / they f. love
Past Tense
1st Person
Singular
חָבַבְתִּי
chavavti
I loved
Plural
חָבַבְנוּ
chavavnu
we loved
Past Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
חָבַבְתָּ
chavavta
you m. sg. loved
Feminine
חָבַבְתְּ
chavavt
you f. sg. loved
Plural
Masculine
חֲבַבְתֶּם
chavavtem
you m. pl. loved
Feminine
חֲבַבְתֶּן
chavavten
you f. pl. loved
Past Tense
3rd Person
Masculine
חָבַב
chavav
he / it loved
Feminine
חָבְבָה
chaveva
she / it loved
Future Tense
1st Person
Singular
אֶחְבֹּב ~ אחבוב
echbov
I will love
Plural
נַחְבֹּב ~ נחבוב
nachbov
we will love
Future Tense
2nd Person
Singular
Masculine
תַּחְבֹּב ~ תחבוב
tachbov
you m. sg. will love
Feminine
תַּחְבְּבִי
tachbevi
you f. sg. will love
Plural
Masculine
תַּחְבְּבוּ
tachbevu
you m. pl. will love
Feminine
תַּחְבֹּבְנָה ~ תחבובנה
tachbovna
you f. pl. will love
Future Tense
3rd Person
Singular
Masculine
יַחְבֹּב ~ יחבוב
yachbov
he / it will love
Feminine
תַּחְבֹּב ~ תחבוב
tachbov
she / it will love
Plural
Masculine
יַחְבְּבוּ
yachbevu
they m. will love
Feminine
תַּחְבֹּבְנָה ~ תחבובנה
tachbovna
they f. will love
Imperative
Singular
Masculine
חֲבֹב! ~ חבוב!
chavov!
(to a man) love!
Feminine
חִבְבִי!
chivevi!
(to a woman) love!
Plural
Masculine
חִבְבוּ!
chivevu!
(to men) love!
Feminine
חֲבֹבְנָה! ~ חבובנה!
chavovna!
(to women) love!
Infinitive
לַחְבֹּב ~ לחבוב
lachbov
to love
Word
Root
Part of speech
Meaning
Root
ח - ב - ב
Part of speech
Adjective
pleasant, agreeable, likeable; favourite, darling
Root
ח - ב - ב
Part of speech
Noun
fondness, affection
Root
ח - ב - ב
Part of speech
Verb
to become endeared, to become beloved (על)
Root
ח - ב - ב
Part of speech
Verb
to like, to be fond of, to cherish
