Hebrew

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Etymology

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Root
שׁ־פ־ך (sh-p-k)

Cognate to Arabic سَفَك (safak, to shed, spill).

Verb

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שָׁפַךְ (shafákh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִשְׁפַּךְ)

  1. (transitive) To spill (a fluid, a powder, or the like).
    הוא שפך לי את הקפה על המחשב.
    hu shafákh li et hakafé ‘al ha-machshév.
    He spilled the coffee on my computer
  2. (transitive, colloquial) To pour.
    שפכתי את המים המלוכלכים לכיור.
    shafákhti et ha-máyim ha-melukhlakhím le-kiyór.
    I poured the dirty water in the sink.
  3. (physiology) To ejaculate (semen).

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