ינשוף

Hebrew

ינשוף

Etymology

Root
נ־שׁ־ף (n-sh-p)
3 terms

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Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /janˈʃuf/

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Noun

יַנְשׁוּף • (yanshúf) m (plural indefinite יַנְשׁוּפִים) [pattern: יַקְטוּל]

1. An owl of the Asio genus.
2. A breathalyser (device testing alcohol levels)

Declension

Declension of יַנְשׁוּף

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	יַנְשׁוּף	first	יַנְשׁוּפִי		יַנְשׁוּפֵנוּ
	definite	הַיַּנְשׁוּף	second	יַנְשׁוּפְךָ	יַנְשׁוּפֵךְ	יַנְשׁוּפְכֶם	יַנְשׁוּפְכֶן
	construct	יַנְשׁוּף־	third	יַנְשׁוּפוֹ	יַנְשׁוּפָהּ	יַנְשׁוּפָם	יַנְשׁוּפָן
plural	indefinite	יַנְשׁוּפִים	first	ינשופיי / יַנְשׁוּפַי		יַנְשׁוּפֵינוּ
	definite	הַיַּנְשׁוּפִים	second	יַנְשׁוּפֶיךָ	ינשופייך / יַנְשׁוּפַיִךְ	יַנְשׁוּפֵיכֶם	יַנְשׁוּפֵיכֶן
	construct	יַנְשׁוּפֵי־	third	יַנְשׁוּפָיו	יַנְשׁוּפֶיהָ	יַנְשׁוּפֵיהֶם	יַנְשׁוּפֵיהֶן

Hyponyms

• אוֹחַ

References

• H3244 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “יַנְשׁוּף”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 260b
• “ינשוף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• ינשוף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he