How to say "to refuse" in Hebrew
לְסָרֵב
[lesarev]without vowels: לסרב
Meaning: to refuse
"to refuse" in Hebrew is לְסָרֵב (lesarev). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ס-ר-ב. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ס-ר-ב
Examples: "to refuse" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְסָרֵב | mesarev |
| she | הִיא מְסָרֶבֶת | mesarevet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְסָרְבִים | mesarvim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְסָרְבוֹת | mesarvot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי סֵירַבְתִּי | seyravti |
| he | הוּא סֵירֵב | seyrev |
| she | הִיא סֵירְבָה | seyrva |
| they | הֵם סֵירְבוּ | seyrvu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲסָרֵב | asarev |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּסָרֵב | tesarev |
| he | הוּא יְסָרֵב | ysarev |
| she | הִיא תְּסָרֵב | tesarev |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.