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הכחיש

הכחיש

Hebrew

Verb

הִכְחִישׁ • ‎(hikhkhísh) ‎(hif'il construction)

to deny, to disavow

Usage notes

The verb is often colloquially pronounced as הִכְּחִישׁ ‎(hikkhísh), probably to differentiate between kaf (כ) and khet (ח).

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִכְחִישׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		masculine singular	feminine singular	masculine plural	feminine plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהַכְחִישׁ
past	first person	הִכְחַשְׁתִּי		הִכְחַשְׁנוּ
	second person	הִכְחַשְׁתָּ	הִכְחַשְׁתְּ	הִכְחַשְׁתֶּם	הִכְחַשְׁתֶּן¹
	third person	הִכְחִישׁ	הִכְחִישָׁה	הִכְחִישׁוּ
present	all persons	מַכְחִישׁ	מַכְחִישָׁה	מַכְחִישִׁים	מַכְחִישׁוֹת
future	first person	אַכְחִישׁ		נַכְחִישׁ
	second person	תַּכְחִישׁ	תַּכְחִישִׁי	תַּכְחִישׁוּ	תַּכְחֵשְׁנָה²
	third person	יַכְחִישׁ	תַּכְחִישׁ	יַכְחִישׁוּ	תַּכְחֵשְׁנָה²
imperative	second person	הַכְחֵשׁ	הַכְחִישִׁי	הַכְחִישׁוּ	הַכְחֵשְׁנָה²
notes		Uncommon in modern informal Hebrew, but used in formal speech and writing. Uncommon in modern Hebrew.