חייב

Hebrew

Root
ח־י־ב‎

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)

  1. debtor

Verb

חייב \ חִיֵּב • (khiyév) (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
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