הפסיק

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ס־ק (p-s-q)
7 terms

From the root פ־ס־ק (p-s-k).

Verb

הִפְסִיק • (hifsík) (hif'il construction)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) To stop, to cease, to desist, to terminate. (See usage note below.)

Usage notes

  • Hebrew has two words corresponding to English stop: הפסיק and עָצַר (atsár). The latter pertains to motion; more explicitly, it means “(intransitive) To stop moving” or “(transitive) To stop the motion of”. The former pertains to other actions or events; more explicitly, it means “(transitive) To cease, desist, terminate.”

Conjugation

Conjugation of הִפְסִיק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְהַפְסִיק
action noun הַפְסָקָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first הִפְסַקְתִּי הִפְסַקְנוּ
second הִפְסַקְתָּ הִפְסַקְתְּ הִפְסַקְתֶּם הִפְסַקְתֶּן
third הִפְסִיק הִפְסִיקָה הִפְסִיקוּ
present מַפְסִיק מַפְסִיקָה מַפְסִיקִים מַפְסִיקוֹת
future first אַפְסִיק נַפְסִיק
second תַּפְסִיק תַּפְסִיקִי תַּפְסִיקוּ תַּפְסֵקְנָה1
third יַפְסִיק תַּפְסִיק יַפְסִיקוּ תַּפְסֵקְנָה1
imperative הַפְסֵק הַפְסִיקִי הַפְסִיקוּ הַפְסֵקְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.