How to say "to count" in Hebrew
לְחַשֵּׁב
[lekhashev]without vowels: לחשב
Meaning: to count
"to count" in Hebrew is לְחַשֵּׁב (lekhashev). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ח-שׁ-ב. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ח-שׁ-ב
Examples: "to count" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְחַשֵּׁב | mekhashev |
| she | הִיא מְחַשֶּׁבֶת | mekhashevet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְחַשְּׁבִים | mekhashvim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְחַשְּׁבוֹת | mekhashvot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי חִישַּׁבְתִּי | khishavti |
| he | הוּא חִישֵּׁב | khishev |
| she | הִיא חִישְּׁבָה | khishva |
| they | הֵם חִישְּׁבוּ | khishvu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲחַשֵּׁב | akhashev |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּחַשֵּׁב | tekhashev |
| he | הוּא יְחַשֵּׁב | ykhashev |
| she | הִיא תְּחַשֵּׁב | tekhashev |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ח-שׁ-ב)
- לַחְשׁוֹב — to think
- לְהֵיחָשֵׁב — считаться чем-либо
- לְהִתְחַשֵּׁב — считаться
- לְהַחְשִׁיב — ценить