Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root חשש

חוֹשְׁשָׁנִי chosheshani
חוֹשְׁשָׁנִית chosheshanit

hesitant, apprehensive

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
חוֹשְׁשָׁנִי chosheshani
חוֹשְׁשָׁנִית chosheshanit
חוֹשְׁשָׁנִיִּים chosheshaniyim
חוֹשְׁשָׁנִיּוֹת chosheshaniyot

Notes

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

Derived from לַחְשׁוֹשׁ to worry (מן) and ־ָנִי.

See also

  • Noun – ktal pattern, masculine חֲשָׁשׁ worry, fear, concern (for something: ל־)
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְשׁוֹשׁ to worry (מן)