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To Wash: לרחוץ

לִרְחוֹץ (lirkhotz) is a pa'al verb from the root ר־ח־ץ, ranked #66 of the 100 most used Hebrew verbs.

to wash
לִרְחוֹץ
lirkhotz
Root
ר־ח־ץ
Binyan
pa'al
Gizra
regular

לרחוץ is wash a body; לשטוף is rinse dishes or a floor; לכבס is laundry.

Same Root
רְחִיצָה · washingמֶרְחָץ · bathhouseרַחְצָה · a wash / bath
Examples

הוא רוחץ ידיים לפני האוכל.

hu rokhetz yadayim lifnei ha'okhel.

He washes his hands before the meal.

רחצתי את הפנים במים קרים.

rakhatzti et hapanim bemayim karim.

I washed my face with cold water.

הילדים ירחצו בערב.

hayeladim yirkhatzu ba'erev.

The children will wash in the evening.

Present
PersonHebrewTransliteration
הוא / אתה · he / you (m)רוֹחֵץrokhetz
היא / את · she / you (f)רוֹחֶצֶתrokhetzet
הם / אתם · they / you (m pl)רוֹחֲצִיםrokhatzim
הן / אתן · they / you (f pl)רוֹחֲצוֹתrokhatzot
Past
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iרָחַצְתִּיrakhatzti
אתה · you (m)רָחַצְתָּrakhatzta
את · you (f)רָחַצְתְּrakhatzt
הוא · heרָחַץrakhatz
היא · sheרָחֲצָהrakhatza
אנחנו · weרָחַצְנוּrakhatznu
אתם · you (pl m)רְחַצְתֶּםrekhatztem
אתן · you (pl f)רְחַצְתֶּןrekhatzten
הם / הן · theyרָחֲצוּrakhatzu
Future
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אני · Iאֶרְחַץerkhatz
אתה · you (m)תִּרְחַץtirkhatz
את · you (f)תִּרְחֲצִיtirkhatzi
הוא · heיִרְחַץyirkhatz
היא · sheתִּרְחַץtirkhatz
אנחנו · weנִרְחַץnirkhatz
אתם · you (pl m)תִּרְחֲצוּtirkhatzu
אתן · you (pl f)תִּרְחַצְנָהtirkhatzna
הם / הן · theyיִרְחֲצוּyirkhatzu

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

Imperative
PersonHebrewTransliteration
אתה · you (m)רְחַץrekhatz
את · you (f)רַחֲצִיrakhatzi
אתם / אתן · you (pl)רַחֲצוּrakhatzu

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Frequently Asked Questions

What binyan is לרחוץ?

לִרְחוֹץ is a pa'al verb, in the regular gizra, from the root ר־ח־ץ.

How do I say "to wash" 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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