How to say "to exist" in Hebrew
לְהִתְקַייֵּם
[lehitkayyem]without vowels: להתקיים
Meaning: to exist
"to exist" in Hebrew is לְהִתְקַייֵּם (lehitkayyem). A verb in binyan dt, root ק-י-מ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- dt
- Root
- ק-י-מ
Examples: "to exist" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מִתְקַייֵּם | mitkayyem |
| she | הִיא מִתְקַייֶּמֶת | mitkayyemet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מִתְקַייְּמִים | mitkayymim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מִתְקַייְּמוֹת | mitkayymot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי הִתְקַייַּמְתִּי | hitkayyamti |
| he | הוּא הִתְקַייֵּם | hitkayyem |
| she | הִיא הִתְקַייְּמָה | hitkayyma |
| they | הֵם הִתְקַייְּמוּ | hitkayymu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶתְקַייֵּם | etkayyem |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּתְקַייֵּם | titkayyem |
| he | הוּא יִתְקַייֵּם | yitkayyem |
| she | הִיא תִּתְקַייֵּם | titkayyem |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ק-י-מ)
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