Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חיב

pattern KATTAL

חַיָּב chayav
חַיֶּבֶת chayevet

must, should, bound, obliged

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חַיָּב chayav
חַיֶּבֶת chayevet
חַיָּבִים chayavim
חַיָּבוֹת chayavot

Notes

The middle radical of this word disappears or turns into a vowel in inflected forms.

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

See also

  • Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine הִתְחַייְּבוּת liability, commitment, undertaking
  • Noun – masculine חוֹב debt
  • Verb – pa'al לָחוּב to owe, to be obliged
  • Noun – feminine חוֹבָה obligation; debt
  • Verb – pi'el לְחַייֵּב to charge, to require, to oblige, to force someone
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְחַייֵּב to commit, to undertake
  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine חִיּוּב obligation, debit; positivity, agreement; conviction
  • Noun – masculine חִיּוּבִי positive
  • Adjective חִיּוּבִי positive
  • Noun – kattal pattern, masculine חַייָּב debtor
  • Adjective – mekuttal pattern מְחוּיָּב obliged, committed
  • Noun – feminine מְחוּיָּבוּת obligation, responsibility, commitment