שהה

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ה־ה (sh-h-h)
3 terms

Verb

שָׁהָה • (shahá) (pa'al construction)

  1. to stay, spend (time)
  2. (literary) to delay, be late, tarry

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁהָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לִשְׁהוֹת
action noun שְׁהִיָּה
passive participle שָׁהוּי
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שָׁהִיתִי שָׁהִינוּ
second שָׁהִיתָ שָׁהִית שְׁהִיתֶם1 שְׁהִיתֶן1
third שָׁהָה שָׁהֲתָה שָׁהוּ
present שׁוֹהֶה שׁוֹהָה שׁוֹהִים שׁוֹהוֹת
future first אֶשְׁהֶה נִשְׁהֶה
second תִּשְׁהֶה תִּשְׁהִי תִּשְׁהוּ תִּשְׁהֶינָה2
third יִשְׁהֶה תִּשְׁהֶה יִשְׁהוּ תִּשְׁהֶינָה2
imperative שְׁהֵה שְׁהִי שְׁהוּ שְׁהֶינָה2

1 Pronounced שָׁהִיתֶם and שָׁהִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • שהוי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language