חייב

Hebrew

Root
ח־י־ב (ḥ-y-b)

Adjective

חייב / חַיָּב • (khayáv) (feminine חייבת / חַיֶּבֶת, masculine plural חייבים / חַיָּבִים, feminine plural חייבות / חַיָּבוֹת)

1. obligated, required, bound, must
2. owing, having a debt
3. (Jewish law, also) guilty, culpable

Noun

חייב / חַיָּב • (khayáv) m (feminine counterpart חייבת / חַיֶּבֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

1. debtor

Verb

חייב / חִיֵּב • (khiyév) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction, passive counterpart חויב / חֻיַּב)

1. to force, coerce
2. to require, necessitate
3. (accounting) to debit
4. to charge
5. to bind, be binding
6. to agree with, approve, favor
7. (Jewish law, also) to find guilty, convict

See also

• צריך