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Verb Conjugation To insult, to abuse, to curse (lit.) לְחָרֵף

Verb
Root:

ח - ר - ף

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

to insult, to abuse, to curse (lit.)

Singular

Plural

Word Form

Person

Masculine

Feminine

Masculine

Feminine

Present Tense

מְחָרֵף

mecharef

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

מְחָרֶפֶת

mecharefet

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

מְחָרְפִים

mecharfim

we / you m. pl. / they m. insult

מְחָרְפוֹת

mecharfot

we / you f. pl. / they f. insult

Past Tense

1st

חֵרַפְתִּי ~ חירפתי

cherafti

I insulted

חֵרַפְנוּ ~ חירפנו

cherafnu

we insulted

2nd

חֵרַפְתָּ ~ חירפת

cherafta

you m. sg. insulted

חֵרַפְתְּ ~ חירפת

cheraft

you f. sg. insulted

חֵרַפְתֶּם ~ חירפתם

cheraftem

you m. pl. insulted

חֵרַפְתֶּן ~ חירפתן

cheraften

you f. pl. insulted

3rd

חֵרֵף ~ חירף

cheref

he / it insulted

חֵרְפָה ~ חירפה

cherfa

she / it insulted

חֵרְפוּ ~ חירפו

cherfu

they insulted

Future Tense

1st

אֲחָרֵף

acharef

I will insult

נְחָרֵף

necharef

we will insult

2nd

תְּחָרֵף

techaref

you m. sg. will insult

תְּחָרְפִי

techarfi

you f. sg. will insult

תְּחָרְפוּ

techarfu

you m. pl. will insult

תְּחָרֵפְנָה

techarefna

you f. pl. will insult

3rd

יְחָרֵף

yecharef

he / it will insult

תְּחָרֵף

techaref

she / it will insult

יְחָרְפוּ

yecharfu

they m. will insult

תְּחָרֵפְנָה

techarefna

they f. will insult

Imperative

חָרֵף!‏

charef!

(to a man) insult!

חָרְפִי!‏

charfi!

(to a woman) insult!

חָרְפוּ!‏

charfu!

(to men) insult!

חָרֵפְנָה!‏

charefna!

(to women) insult!

Infinitive

לְחָרֵף

lecharef

to insult