הכחיש

Hebrew

Verb

הִכְחִישׁ • (hikhkhísh) third-singular masculine past (hif'il construction)

1. 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) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לְהַכְחִישׁ action noun: הַכְחָשָׁה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	הִכְחַשְׁתִּי		הִכְחַשְׁנוּ
	second	הִכְחַשְׁתָּ	הִכְחַשְׁתְּ	הִכְחַשְׁתֶּם	הִכְחַשְׁתֶּן
	third	הִכְחִישׁ	הִכְחִישָׁה	הִכְחִישׁוּ
present		מַכְחִישׁ	מַכְחִישָׁה	מַכְחִישִׁים	מַכְחִישׁוֹת
future	first	אַכְחִישׁ		נַכְחִישׁ
	second	תַּכְחִישׁ	תַּכְחִישִׁי	תַּכְחִישׁוּ	תַּכְחֵשְׁנָה1
	third	יַכְחִישׁ	תַּכְחִישׁ	יַכְחִישׁוּ	תַּכְחֵשְׁנָה1
imperative		הַכְחֵשׁ	הַכְחִישִׁי	הַכְחִישׁוּ	הַכְחֵשְׁנָה1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.