רתח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ת־ח (r-t-ḥ)

From the root ר־ת־ח (r-t-kh).

Verb

רָתַח • (ratákh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. (intransitive) to boil

   מים רותחים ― máyim rot'khím ― boiling water

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָתַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לרתוח / לִרְתֹּחַ action noun: רְתִיחָה passive participle: רָתוּחַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	רָתַחְתִּי		רָתַחְנוּ
	second	רָתַחְתָּ	רָתַחְתְּ	רְתַחְתֶּם1	רְתַחְתֶּן1
	third	רָתַח	רָתְחָה	רָתְחוּ
present		רוֹתֵחַ	רוֹתַחַת	רוֹתְחִים	רוֹתְחוֹת
future	first	אֶרְתַּח		נִרְתַּח
	second	תִּרְתַּח	תִּרְתְּחִי	תִּרְתְּחוּ	תִּרְתַּחְנָה2
	third	יִרְתַּח	תִּרְתַּח	יִרְתְּחוּ	תִּרְתַּחְנָה2
imperative		רְתַח	רִתְחִי	רִתְחוּ	רְתַחְנָה2
notes		Pronounced רָתַחְתֶּם and רָתַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• “רתח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language