Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root תחכם

pattern MEKUTTAL

מְתֻחְכָּם metuchkam
מְתֻחְכֶּמֶת metuchkemet

sophisticated

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
מְתֻחְכָּם metuchkam
מְתֻחְכֶּמֶת metuchkemet
מְתֻחְכָּמִים metuchkamim
מְתֻחְכָּמוֹת metuchkamot

Notes

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

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

See also

  • Noun – kotla pattern, feminine חוֹכְמָה wisdom
  • Adjective – katal pattern חָכָם wise, smart
  • Noun – katal pattern, masculine חָכָם wise person; rabbi, sage (in Oriental Jews communities)
  • Verb – pa'al לַחְכּוֹם to become wiser
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַחְכִּים to become wiser, to learn; to impart wisdom
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְחַכֵּם to pretend to be wise