How to say "to be afraid" in Hebrew
לִפְחוֹד
[lifkhod]without vowels: לפחוד
Meaning: to be afraid, to fear
"to be afraid" in Hebrew is לִפְחוֹד (lifkhod). A verb in binyan pa'al, root פ-ח-ד. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- פ-ח-ד
Examples: "to be afraid" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא פּוֹחֵד | pokhed |
| she | הִיא פּוֹחֶדֶת | pokhedet |
| they (m.) | הֵם פּוֹחֲדִים | pokhadim |
| they (f.) | הֵן פּוֹחֲדוֹת | pokhadot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי פָּחַדְתִּי | pakhadti |
| he | הוּא פָּחַד | pakhad |
| she | הִיא פָּחֲדָה | pakhada |
| they | הֵם פָּחֲדוּ | pakhadu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶפְחַד | efkhad |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּפְחַד | tifkhad |
| he | הוּא יִפְחַד | yifkhad |
| she | הִיא תִּפְחַד | tifkhad |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (פ-ח-ד)
- לְפַחֵד — to be afraid
- לְהַפְחִיד — пугать