תבע

Hebrew

Root
ת־ב־ע (t-b-ʿ)

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /taˈva(ʕ)/
• Homophone: טבע

Verb

תָּבַע • (tavá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to demand
2. (law) to sue; to charge, to prosecute
3. (insurance) to claim

Conjugation

Conjugation of תָּבַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לתבוע / לִתְבֹּעַ action noun: תְּבִיעָה passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	תָּבַעְתִּי		תָּבַעְנוּ
	second	תָּבַעְתָּ	תָּבַעְתְּ	תְּבַעְתֶּם1	תְּבַעְתֶּן1
	third	תָּבַע	תָּבְעָה	תָּבְעוּ
present		תּוֹבֵעַ	תּוֹבַעַת	תּוֹבְעִים	תּוֹבְעוֹת
future	first	אֶתְבַּע		נִתְבַּע
	second	תִּתְבַּע	תִּתְבְּעִי	תִּתְבְּעוּ	תִּתְבַּעְנָה2
	third	יִתְבַּע	תִּתְבַּע	יִתְבְּעוּ	תִּתְבַּעְנָה2
imperative		תְּבַע	תִּבְעִי	תִּבְעוּ	תְּבַעְנָה2
notes		Pronounced תָּבַעְתֶּם and תָּבַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

• (to demand): דָּרַשׁ (darash)

Related terms

• תְּבִיעָה (tvi'á)