How to say "to desecrate" in Hebrew
לְחַלֵּל
[lekhalel]without vowels: לחלל
Meaning: to desecrate
"to desecrate" in Hebrew is לְחַלֵּל (lekhalel). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ח-ל-ל. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ח-ל-ל
Examples: "to desecrate" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְחַלֵּל | mekhalel |
| she | הִיא מְחַלֶּלֶת | mekhalelet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְחַלְּלִים | mekhallim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְחַלְּלוֹת | mekhallot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי חִילַּלְתִּי | khilalti |
| he | הוּא חִילֵּל | khilel |
| she | הִיא חִילְּלָה | khilla |
| they | הֵם חִילְּלוּ | khillu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲחַלֵּל | akhalel |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּחַלֵּל | tekhalel |
| he | הוּא יְחַלֵּל | ykhalel |
| she | הִיא תְּחַלֵּל | tekhalel |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ח-ל-ל)
- לְהָחֵל — to begin