פצה

Hebrew

Root
פ־צ־ה (p-ts-h)
3 terms

Etymology

Possibly related to Arabic فَصُحَ (faṣuḥa, “to be eloquent, to speak clearly”).

Verb

פָּצָה • (patsá) (pa'al construction)

1. To open one's mouth (usually to speak).
   • Deuteronomy 11:6,

     פָּצְתָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת-פִּיהָ

     the earth opened its mouth

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּצָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לִפְצוֹת
		action noun		—
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	פָּצִיתִי		פָּצִינוּ
	second	פָּצִיתָ	פָּצִית	פְּצִיתֶם1	פְּצִיתֶן1
	third	פָּצָה	פָּצְתָה	פָּצוּ
present		פּוֹצֶה	פּוֹצָה	פּוֹצִים	פּוֹצוֹת
future	first	אֶפְצֶה		נִפְצֶה
	second	תִּפְצֶה	תִּפְצִי	תִּפְצוּ	תִּפְצֶינָה2
	third	יִפְצֶה	תִּפְצֶה	יִפְצוּ	תִּפְצֶינָה2
imperative		פְּצֵה	פְּצִי	פְּצוּ	פְּצֶינָה2

¹ Pronounced פָּצִיתֶם and פָּצִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also

• פָּצָה פִּיו (“opened his mouth”)

Verb

פִּצָּה • (pitsá) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of פִּיצָּה.

Verb

פֻּצָּה • (putsá) (pu'al construction)

1. defective spelling of פּוּצָּה.