Aramaic

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Verb

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חטף (transliteration needed)

  1. to seize

Hebrew

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Root
ח־ט־ף (kh-ṭ-p)

Etymology

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Cognate with Arabic خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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חָטַף (chatáf) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to grab
  2. to kidnap

Conjugation

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Noun

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חֲטָף (khatáfm (singular construct חֲטַף־)

  1. hataph

Derived terms

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References

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  • חטף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

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