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Pa'al

לַחְשֹׁב

to think / to believe / to consider

lachshov·לַחְשֹׁב

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ח-ש-ב
Root
Pa'al
Verb pattern
lakh-SHOV
Pronunciation
to think / to believe / to consider
Meaning

Example Sentences

אֲנִי חוֹשֵׁב שֶׁזֶּה נָכוֹן
Ani choshev she'ze nakhon
I think that's correct
מָה אַתְּ חוֹשֶׁבֶת?
Ma at choshevet?
What do you think?
חָשַׁבְתִּי שֶׁהוּא בָּא
Chashavti she'hu ba
I thought he was coming
חֲשֹׁב לְפָנֵי שֶׁאַתָּה מְדַבֵּר
Chashov lifney she'ata medaber
Think before you speak

Conjugation Tables

Present
אני/אתה/הוא (m)חוֹשֵׁבchoshev
אני/את/היא (f)חוֹשֶׁבֶתchoshevet
אנחנו/הם (m)חוֹשְׁבִיםchoshvim
אנחנו/הן (f)חוֹשְׁבוֹתchoshvot
Past
אניחָשַׁבְתִּיchashavti
אתהחָשַׁבְתָּchashavta
אתחָשַׁבְתְּchashavt
הואחָשַׁבchashav
היאחָשְׁבָהchashva
אנחנוחָשַׁבְנוּchashavnu
הם/הןחָשְׁבוּchashvu
Future
אניאֶחְשֹׁבechshov
אתהתַּחְשֹׁבtachshov
אתתַּחְשְׁבִיtachshvi
הואיַחְשֹׁבyachshov
היאתַּחְשֹׁבtachshov
אנחנונַחְשֹׁבnachshov
הם/הןיַחְשְׁבוּyachshvu

Real-Life Usage Notes

לחשוב is used for thinking, believing, and considering. The phrase 'אני חושב/חושבת ש...' (I think that...) is one of the most useful sentence starters in Hebrew for expressing opinions. The word 'מחשב' (machshev - computer) comes from the same root, literally meaning 'thinking machine.'

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