הפסיק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ס־ק (p-s-q)
7 terms

From the root פ־ס־ק (p-s-k).

Verb

הִפְסִיק • (hifsík) (hif'il construction)

1. (transitive or intransitive) To stop, to cease, to desist, to terminate. (See usage note below.)

Usage notes

• Hebrew has two words corresponding to English stop: הפסיק and עָצַר (atsár). The latter pertains to motion; more explicitly, it means “(intransitive) To stop moving” or “(transitive) To stop the motion of”. The former pertains to other actions or events; more explicitly, it means “(transitive) To cease, desist, terminate.”

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִפְסִיק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לְהַפְסִיק
		action noun		הַפְסָקָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	הִפְסַקְתִּי		הִפְסַקְנוּ
	second	הִפְסַקְתָּ	הִפְסַקְתְּ	הִפְסַקְתֶּם	הִפְסַקְתֶּן
	third	הִפְסִיק	הִפְסִיקָה	הִפְסִיקוּ
present		מַפְסִיק	מַפְסִיקָה	מַפְסִיקִים	מַפְסִיקוֹת
future	first	אַפְסִיק		נַפְסִיק
	second	תַּפְסִיק	תַּפְסִיקִי	תַּפְסִיקוּ	תַּפְסֵקְנָה1
	third	יַפְסִיק	תַּפְסִיק	יַפְסִיקוּ	תַּפְסֵקְנָה1
imperative		הַפְסֵק	הַפְסִיקִי	הַפְסִיקוּ	הַפְסֵקְנָה1

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.