בהה

Hebrew
Root
ב־ה־ה‎ (b-h-h)

Verb

בָּהָה • (bahá) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To stare, to look fixedly, to gaze.
  2. To daydream.

Usage notes
  • The verb בָּהָה‎ (båhǻ, “to stare at”) is always followed by the preposition בּ־‎ (b-, “in”) and never followed by the definite direct object marker preposition אֵת הַ־‎ (eth ha-, “ᴏʙᴊ”).

Conjugation
Conjugation of בָּהָה‎ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לִבְּהוֹת‎
  • action noun: בְּהִיָּה‎
  • passive participle: בָּהוּי‎
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first בָּהִיתִי‎בָּהִינוּ‎
second בָּהִיתָ‎בָּהִית‎בְּהִיתֶם‎1בְּהִיתֶן‎1
third בָּהָה‎בָּהֲתָה‎בָּהוּ‎
present בּוֹהֶה‎בּוֹהָה‎בּוֹהִים‎בּוֹהוֹת‎
future first אֶבְּהֶה‎נִבְּהֶה‎
second תִּבְּהֶה‎תִּבְּהִי‎תִּבְּהוּ‎תִּבְּהֶינָה‎2
third יִבְּהֶה‎תִּבְּהֶה‎יִבְּהוּ‎תִּבְּהֶינָה‎2
imperative בְּהֵה‎בְּהִי‎בְּהוּ‎בְּהֶינָה‎2
notes
  1. Pronounced בָּהִיתֶם‎ and בָּהִיתֶן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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