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Verb Conjugation To ferment (of dough, etc.), to leaven, to turn sour לַחְמוֹץ

Verb
Root:

ח - מ - ץ

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

to ferment (of dough, etc.), to leaven, to turn sour

Singular

Plural

Word Form

Person

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

Present Tense

חָמֵץ

chametz

I / you m. sg. / he / it ferment(s)

חֲמֵצָה

chametza

I / you f. sg. / she / it ferment(s)

חֲמֵצִים

chametzim

we / you m. pl. / they m. ferment

חֲמֵצוֹת

chametzot

we / you f. pl. / they f. ferment

Past Tense

1st

חָמַצְתִּי

chamatzti

I fermented

חָמַצְנוּ

chamatznu

we fermented

2nd

חָמַצְתָּ

chamatzta

you m. sg. fermented

חָמַצְתְּ

chamatzt

you f. sg. fermented

חֲמַצְתֶּם

chamatztem

you m. pl. fermented

חֲמַצְתֶּן

chamatzten

you f. pl. fermented

3rd

חָמֵץ

chametz

he / it fermented

חָמְצָה

chamtza

she / it fermented

חָמְצוּ

chamtzu

they fermented

Future Tense

1st

אֶחְמַץ

echmatz

I will ferment

נֶחְמַץ

nechmatz

we will ferment

2nd

תֶּחְמַץ

techmatz

you m. sg. will ferment

תֶּחְמְצִי

techmetzi

you f. sg. will ferment

תֶּחְמְצוּ

techmetzu

you m. pl. will ferment

תֶּחְמַצְנָה

techmatzna

you f. pl. will ferment

3rd

יֶחְמַץ

yechmatz

he / it will ferment

תֶּחְמַץ

techmatz

she / it will ferment

יֶחְמְצוּ

yechmetzu

they m. will ferment

תֶּחְמַצְנָה

techmatzna

they f. will ferment

Imperative

חֲמַץ!‏

chamatz!

(to a man) ferment!

חִמְצִי!‏

chimtzi!

(to a woman) ferment!

חִמְצוּ!‏

chimtzu!

(to men) ferment!

חֲמַצְנָה!‏

chamatzna!

(to women) ferment!

Infinitive

לַחְמֹץ ~ לחמוץ

lachmotz

to ferment