פצע

See also: פ־צ־ע

Hebrew

Root
פ־צ־ע (p-ṣ-ʿ)

Pronunciation

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Noun

פֶּצַע • (pétsa') m (plural indefinite פְּצָעִים, singular construct פֶּצַע־, plural construct פִּצְעֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. A wound, an injury, a cut.
   • Tanach, Genesis 4:23, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     כִּי אִישׁ הָרַגְתִּי לְפִצְעִי וְיֶלֶד לְחַבֻּרָתִי.

     ki ish harágti ləfitz'í vəyéled ləḥabburatí.

     For I have slain a man for wounding me, And a young man for bruising me.

Derived terms

• פִּצְעוֹן (pits'ón)
• פֶּצַע־לַחַץ (petsa-lákhatz)

Verb

פָּצַע • (patsá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction, passive participle פָּצוּעַ, passive counterpart נִפְצַע)

1. to wound

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּצַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לפצוע / לִפְצֹעַ action noun: פְּצִיעָה passive participle: פָּצוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	פָּצַעְתִּי		פָּצַעְנוּ
	second	פָּצַעְתָּ	פָּצַעְתְּ	פְּצַעְתֶּם1	פְּצַעְתֶּן1
	third	פָּצַע	פָּצְעָה	פָּצְעוּ
present		פּוֹצֵעַ	פּוֹצַעַת	פּוֹצְעִים	פּוֹצְעוֹת
future	first	אֶפְצַע		נִפְצַע
	second	תִּפְצַע	תִּפְצְעִי	תִּפְצְעוּ	תִּפְצַעְנָה2
	third	יִפְצַע	תִּפְצַע	יִפְצְעוּ	תִּפְצַעְנָה2
imperative		פְּצַע	פִּצְעִי	פִּצְעוּ	פְּצַעְנָה2
notes		Pronounced פָּצַעְתֶּם and פָּצַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Anagrams

• צפע