How to say "to search" in Hebrew
לְבַקֵּשׁ
[levakesh]without vowels: לבקש
Meaning: to search, to look for
"to search" in Hebrew is לְבַקֵּשׁ (levakesh). A verb in binyan pi'el, root ב-ק-שׁ. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- ב-ק-שׁ
Examples: "to search" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְבַקֵּשׁ | mevakesh |
| she | הִיא מְבַקֶּשֶׁת | mevakeshet |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְבַקְּשִׁים | mevakshim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְבַקְּשׁוֹת | mevakshot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי בִּיקַּשְׁתִּי | bikashti |
| he | הוּא בִּיקֵּשׁ | bikesh |
| she | הִיא בִּיקְּשָׁה | biksha |
| they | הֵם בִּיקְּשׁוּ | bikshu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲבַקֵּשׁ | avakesh |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּבַקֵּשׁ | tevakesh |
| he | הוּא יְבַקֵּשׁ | yvakesh |
| she | הִיא תְּבַקֵּשׁ | tevakesh |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ב-ק-שׁ)
- לְהִתְבַּקֵּשׁ — требоваться