How to say "to be afraid" in Hebrew
לְפַחֵד
[lefakhed]without vowels: לפחד
Meaning: to be afraid
"to be afraid" in Hebrew is לְפַחֵד (lefakhed). A verb in binyan pi'el, root פ-ח-ד. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- פ-ח-ד
Examples: "to be afraid" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְפַחֵד | mefakhed |
| she | הִיא מְפַחֶדֶת | mefakhedet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְפַחֲדִים | mefakhadim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְפַחֲדוֹת | mefakhadot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי פִּיחַדְתִּי | pikhadti |
| he | הוּא פִּיחֵד | pikhed |
| she | הִיא פִּיחֲדָה | pikhada |
| they | הֵם פִּיחֲדוּ | pikhadu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲפַחֵד | afakhed |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּפַחֵד | tefakhed |
| he | הוּא יְפַחֵד | yfakhed |
| she | הִיא תְּפַחֵד | tefakhed |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (פ-ח-ד)
- לִפְחוֹד — to be afraid
- לְהַפְחִיד — пугать