לחש

Aramaic

Verb

לְחַשׁ • (l'ħāş)

  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 לְחַשׁ לַחֲשִׁי לַחֲשׁוּ לְחַשְׁנָה2

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 • (lákhashm

  1. a whisper
  2. a magic spell
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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