שף

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Internationalism, from French chef.

Noun

שֶׁף • (shef) m
שֵׁף • (shef) m (plural indefinite שֵׁפִים, singular construct שֵׁף־, feminine counterpart שֵׁפִית)

1. chef

Related terms

• סוּ־שֶׁף (su-shef, “sous-chef”)

Etymology 2

Verb

שָׁף • (sháf) (pa'al construction)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) to bruise, crush, overwhelm

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לָשׁוּף
		action noun		שִׁיפָה
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	שַׁפְתִּי		שַׁפְנוּ
	second	שַׁפְתָּ	שַׁפְתְּ	שַׁפְתֶּם	שַׁפְתֶּן
	third	שָׁף	שָׁפָה	שָׁפוּ
present		שָׁף	שָׁפָה	שָׁפִים	שָׁפוֹת
future	first	אָשׁוּף		נָשׁוּף
	second	תָּשׁוּף	תָּשׁוּפִי	תָּשׁוּפוּ	תשופנה / תָּשֹׁפְנָה1
	third	יָשׁוּף	תָּשׁוּף	יָשׁוּפוּ	תשופנה / תָּשֹׁפְנָה1
imperative		שׁוּף	שׁוּפִי	שׁוּפוּ	שופנה / שֹׁפְנָה1

¹ Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

• H7779 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible