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To Cook: לבשל

לְבַשֵּׁל (levashel) is a pi'el verb from the root ב־ש־ל, ranked #64 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to cook
לְבַשֵּׁל
levashel
Root
ב־ש־ל
Binyan
pi'el
Gizra
regular

Pa'al בשל means to ripen or be cooked, not to cook a meal.

Same Root
בִּשּׁוּל · cookingמִבְשָׁלִים · cooked foodבָּשֵׁל · ripe / cooked
Examples

אמא מבשלת ארוחת ערב.

ima mevashelet arukhat erev.

Mom is cooking dinner.

בישלתי מרק לילדים.

bishalti marak layeladim.

I cooked soup for the children.

הוא יבשל מחר בבוקר.

hu yevashel makhar baboker.

He will cook tomorrow morning.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)מְבַשֵּׁלmevashel
היא / את · she / you (f)מְבַשֶּׁלֶתmevashelet
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)מְבַשְּׁלִיםmevashlim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)מְבַשְּׁלוֹתmevashlot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iבִּשַּׁלְתִּיbishalti
אתה · you (m)בִּשַּׁלְתָּbishalta
את · you (f)בִּשַּׁלְתְּbishalt
הוא · heבִּשֵּׁלbishel
היא · sheבִּשְּׁלָהbishla
אנחנו · weבִּשַּׁלְנוּbishalnu
אתם · you (pl m)בִּשַּׁלְתֶּםbishaltem
אתן · you (pl f)בִּשַּׁלְתֶּןbishalten
הם / הן · theyבִּשְּׁלוּbishlu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֲבַשֵּׁלavashel
אתה · you (m)תְּבַשֵּׁלtevashel
את · you (f)תְּבַשְּׁלִיtevashli
הוא · heיְבַשֵּׁלyevashel
היא · sheתְּבַשֵּׁלtevashel
אנחנו · weנְבַשֵּׁלnevashel
אתם · you (pl m)תְּבַשְּׁלוּtevashlu
אתן · you (pl f)תְּבַשֵּׁלְנָהtevashelna
הם / הן · theyיְבַשְּׁלוּyevashlu

The feminine plural future is the classical form. Everyday speech uses the masculine plural for mixed and feminine groups.

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)בַּשֵּׁלbashel
את · you (f)בַּשְּׁלִיbashli
אתם / אתן · you (pl)בַּשְּׁלוּbashlu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לבשל?

לְבַשֵּׁל is a pi'el verb, in the regular gizra, from the root ב־ש־ל.

How do I say "to cook" to someone else?

Use the imperative forms below, or the future tense (which modern Hebrew often uses instead of the imperative).

What is the feminine plural future for?

The feminine plural future is the classical form. In everyday speech the masculine plural covers mixed groups and, often, feminine groups too.

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