חשב

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See also: ח־ש־ב

Aramaic

Verb

חשב • (transliteration needed)

  1. to think

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־שׁ־ב (kh-sh-b)

From the root ח־ש־ב (ḥ-sh-b). Compare Arabic حَسَبَ (ḥasaba, “to reckon, compute”), Egyptian ḥsb (“to calculate, to count”).

Pronunciation

Verb

חָשַׁב • (khasháv) (pa'al construction, passive participle חָשׁוּב, passive counterpart נֶחְשַׁב)

  1. to think
    אני לא רוצה לחשוב על מה שיקרה אם הוא לא יבוא מחר.
    ani lo rotse lakhshov al ma sheyikre im hu lo yavo makhar.
    I don't want to think about what will happen if he doesn't arrive tomorrow.

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָשַׁב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָשַׁבְתִּי חָשַׁבְנוּ
second חָשַׁבְתָּ חָשַׁבְתְּ חֲשַׁבְתֶּם1 חֲשַׁבְתֶּן1
third חָשַׁב חָשְׁבָה חָשְׁבוּ
present חוֹשֵׁב חוֹשֶׁבֶת חוֹשְׁבִים חוֹשְׁבוֹת
future first אחשוב / אֶחְשֹׁב נחשוב / נַחְשֹׁב
second תחשוב / תַּחְשֹׁב תַּחְשְׁבִי תַּחְשְׁבוּ תחשובנה / תַּחְשֹׁבְנָה2
third יחשוב / יַחְשֹׁב תחשוב / תַּחְשֹׁב יַחְשְׁבוּ תחשובנה / תַּחְשֹׁבְנָה2
imperative חשוב / חֲשֹׁב חִשְׁבִי חִשְׁבוּ חשובנה / חֲשֹׁבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָשַׁבְתֶּם and חָשַׁבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of חָשַׁב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָשַׁבְתִּי חָשַׁבְנוּ
second חָשַׁבְתָּ חָשַׁבְתְּ חֲשַׁבְתֶּם1 חֲשַׁבְתֶּן1
third חָשַׁב חָשְׁבָה חָשְׁבוּ
present חוֹשֵׁב חוֹשֶׁבֶת חוֹשְׁבִים חוֹשְׁבוֹת
future first אחשוב / אֶחֱשֹׁב נחשוב / נַחֲשֹׁב
second תחשוב / תַּחֲשֹׁב תַּחַשְׁבִי תַּחַשְׁבוּ תחשובנה / תַּחֲשֹׁבְנָה2
third יחשוב / יַחֲשֹׁב תחשוב / תַּחֲשֹׁב יַחַשְׁבוּ תחשובנה / תַּחֲשֹׁבְנָה2
imperative חשוב / חֲשֹׁב חִשְׁבִי חִשְׁבוּ חשובנה / חֲשֹׁבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָשַׁבְתֶּם and חָשַׁבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

Noun

חַשָּׁב • (khasháv) m

  1. an accountant

Synonyms

Verb

חִשֵּׁב • (khishév) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of חישב: to compute.

Verb

חֻשַּׁב • (khusháv) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of חושב: to be calculate.
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