טפח

Hebrew

Root
ט־פ־ח (ṭ-p-kh)
2 terms

Verb

טָפַח • (tafákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to strike, pat, slap

Conjugation

Conjugation of טָפַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לטפוח / לִטְפֹּחַ
action noun טְפִיחָה
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first טָפַחְתִּי טָפַחְנוּ
second טָפַחְתָּ טָפַחְתְּ טְפַחְתֶּם1 טְפַחְתֶּן1
third טָפַח טָפְחָה טָפְחוּ
present טוֹפֵחַ טוֹפַחַת טוֹפְחִים טוֹפְחוֹת
future first אֶטְפַּח נִטְפַּח
second תִּטְפַּח תִּטְפְּחִי תִּטְפְּחוּ תִּטְפַּחְנָה2
third יִטְפַּח תִּטְפַּח יִטְפְּחוּ תִּטְפַּחְנָה2
imperative positive טְפַח טִפְחִי טִפְחוּ טְפַחְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced טָפַחְתֶּם and טָפַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

טֶפַח • (téfakhm (dual indefinite טפחיים / טְפָחַיִם, plural indefinite טְפָחִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. handbreadth
  2. small amount, small portion

Declension

Declension of טֶפַח
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite טֶפַח first טִפְחִי טִפְחֵנוּ
definite הַטֶּפַח second טִפְחֲךָ טִפְחֵךְ טִפְחֲכֶם טִפְחֲכֶן
construct טֶפַח־ third טִפְחוֹ טִפְחָהּ טִפְחָם טִפְחָן
plural indefinite טְפָחִים first טפחיי / טְפָחַי טְפָחֵינוּ
definite הַטְּפָחִים second טְפָחֶיךָ טפחייך / טְפָחַיִךְ טִפְחֵיכֶם טִפְחֵיכֶן
construct טִפְחֵי־ third טְפָחָיו טְפָחֶיהָ טִפְחֵיהֶם טִפְחֵיהֶן

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