לחש

Aramaic

Etymology

Cognate with Hebrew לָחַשׁ (lāḥaš).

Verb

לְחַשׁ • (ləḥaš)

  1. to whisper
  2. charm

Hebrew

Root
ל־ח־שׁ (l-kh-sh)
2 terms

Pronunciation 1

Verb

לָחַשׁ • (lakhásh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to whisper
Conjugation
Conjugation of לָחַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ללחוש / לִלְחֹשׁ
action noun לְחִישָׁה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first לָחַשְׁתִּי לָחַשְׁנוּ
second לָחַשְׁתָּ לָחַשְׁתְּ לְחַשְׁתֶּם1 לְחַשְׁתֶּן1
third לָחַשׁ לָחֲשָׁה לָחֲשׁוּ
present לוֹחֵשׁ לוֹחֶשֶׁת לוֹחֲשִׁים לוֹחֲשׁוֹת
future first אֶלְחַשׁ נִלְחַשׁ
second תִּלְחַשׁ תִּלְחֲשִׁי תִּלְחֲשׁוּ תִּלְחַשְׁנָה2
third יִלְחַשׁ תִּלְחַשׁ יִלְחֲשׁוּ תִּלְחַשְׁנָה2
imperative positive לְחַשׁ לַחֲשִׁי לַחֲשׁוּ לְחַשְׁנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced לָחַשְׁתֶּם and לָחַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

Pronunciation 2

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈlaχaʃ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

לַחַשׁ • (lákhash) m

  1. a whisper
  2. a magic spell
Declension
Declension of לַחַשׁ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite לַחַשׁ first לַחֲשִׁי לַחֲשֵׁנוּ
definite הַלַּחַשׁ second לַחַשְׁךָ לַחֲשֵׁךְ לַחַשְׁכֶם לַחַשְׁכֶן
construct לַחַשׁ־ third לַחֲשׁוֹ לַחֲשָׁהּ לַחֲשָׁם לַחֲשָׁן
plural indefinite לְחָשִׁים first לחשיי / לְחָשַׁי לְחָשֵׁינוּ
definite הַלְּחָשִׁים second לְחָשֶׁיךָ לחשייך / לְחָשַׁיִךְ לַחֲשֵׁיכֶם לַחֲשֵׁיכֶן
construct לַחֲשֵׁי־ third לְחָשָׁיו לְחָשֶׁיהָ לַחֲשֵׁיהֶם לַחֲשֵׁיהֶן
Derived terms
  • לַחַשׁ נַחַשׁ (lákhash nákhash, “abracadabra”)

Pronunciation 3

Verb

לִחֵשׁ • (likhésh) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ליחש (likhésh)

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