How to say "to improve" in Hebrew
לְהַשְׁבִּיחַ
[lehashbiakh]without vowels: להשביח
Meaning: to improve
"to improve" in Hebrew is לְהַשְׁבִּיחַ (lehashbiakh). A verb in binyan hif'il, root שׁ-ב-ח. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- hif'il
- Root
- שׁ-ב-ח
Examples: "to improve" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מַשְׁבִּיחַ | mashbiakh |
| she | הִיא מַשְׁבִּיחָה | mashbikha |
| they (m.) | הֵם מַשְׁבִּיחִים | mashbikhim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מַשְׁבִּיחוֹת | mashbikhot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הִשְׁבַּחְתִּי | hishbakhti |
| he | הוּא הִשְׁבִּיחַ | hishbiakh |
| she | הִיא הִשְׁבִּיחָה | hishbikha |
| they | הֵם הִשְׁבִּיחוּ | hishbikhu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אַשְׁבִּיחַ | ashbiakh |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תַּשְׁבִּיחַ | tashbiakh |
| he | הוּא יַשְׁבִּיחַ | yashbiakh |
| she | הִיא תַּשְׁבִּיחַ | tashbiakh |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (שׁ-ב-ח)
- לְשַׁבֵּחַ — хвалить
- לְהִשְׁתַּבֵּחַ — хвастаться