חש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־ו־שׁ (kh-w-sh)
5 terms

Cognate with Arabic حَسَّ (ḥassa, “to sense, to feel”).

Pronunciation

Verb

חָשׁ • (khásh) (pa'al construction)

  1. (transitive or intransitive) to sense, to feel: to have a sense, to experience a sensation [with direct object or בְּ־]
    • 2011 July 4, רן לוי [Rán Lévi], “השד של הופמן: על גילוי סם האל־אס־די [hashéd shél hófman: ál gilúi sám ha'él-és-dí, Hoffman’s demon: about the discovery of the drug LSD]”, in Ynet:
      כששכב במיטה חש כאילו הוא חולם, למרות שידע שהוא ער.
      ksheshakháv bamitá khásh ke'ílu hú kholém, lamrót sheyadá shehú ér.
      As he lay in bed he felt as though he were dreaming, despite knowing that he was awake.

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָחוּשׁ
action noun חִישָׁה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first חַשְׁתִּי חַשְׁנוּ
second חַשְׁתָּ חַשְׁתְּ חַשְׁתֶּם חַשְׁתֶּן
third חָשׁ חָשָׁה חָשׁוּ
present חָשׁ חָשָׁה חָשִׁים חָשׁוֹת
future first אָחוּשׁ נָחוּשׁ
second תָּחוּשׁ תָּחוּשִׁי תָּחוּשׁוּ תחושנה / תָּחֹשְׁנָה1
third יָחוּשׁ תָּחוּשׁ יָחוּשׁוּ תחושנה / תָּחֹשְׁנָה1
imperative חוּשׁ חוּשִׁי חוּשׁוּ חושנה / חֹשְׁנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

  • חָשׁ אֶת עַצְמוֹ (khásh et atsmó)
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