יזם

See also: ־יזם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ז־ם (y-z-m)
3 terms

Back-formation from יָזְמוּ (yāzəmū, “they plan, devise”) in Genesis 11:5b by falsely interpreting the form to be in the perfect.

Verb

יָזַם • (yazám) (pa'al construction, future ייזום / יִזֹּם)

  1. to take the initiative

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָזַם (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive ליזום / לִיְזֹם
action noun יְזִימָה
passive participle יָזוּם
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first יָזַמְתִּי יָזַמְנוּ
second יָזַמְתָּ יָזַמְתְּ יְזַמְתֶּם1 יְזַמְתֶּן1
third יָזַם יָזְמָה יָזְמוּ
present יוֹזֵם יוֹזֶמֶת יוֹזְמִים יוֹזְמוֹת
future first איזום / אֶיְזֹם ניזום / נִיְזֹם
second תיזום / תִּיְזֹם תִּיְזְמִי תִּיְזְמוּ תיזומנה / תִּיְזֹמְנָה2
third ייזום / יִיְזֹם תיזום / תִּיְזֹם יִיְזְמוּ תיזומנה / תִּיְזֹמְנָה2
imperative positive יזום / יְזֹם יִזְמִי יִזְמוּ יזומנה / יְזֹמְנָה2
negative אַל + Second person future tense

1 Pronounced יָזַמְתֶּם and יָזַמְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

יַזָּם • (yazám) m (plural indefinite יַזָּמִים, feminine counterpart יַזָּמִית or יַזֶּמֶת) [pattern: קַטָּל]

  1. male entrepreneur

Declension

Declension of יַזָּם
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite יַזָּם first יַזָּמִי יַזָּמֵנוּ
definite הַיַּזָּם second יַזָּמְךָ יַזָּמֵךְ יַזַּמְכֶם יַזַּמְכֶן
construct יַזַּם־ third יַזָּמוֹ יַזָּמָהּ יַזָּמָם יַזָּמָן
plural indefinite יַזָּמִים first יזמיי / יַזָּמַי יַזָּמֵינוּ
definite הַיַּזָּמִים second יַזָּמֶיךָ יזמייך / יַזָּמַיִךְ יַזָּמֵיכֶם יַזָּמֵיכֶן
construct יַזָּמֵי־ third יַזָּמָיו יַזָּמֶיהָ יַזָּמֵיהֶם יַזָּמֵיהֶן

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987), “יזם”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 257b
  • “יזם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "יזם" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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