סמך

Hebrew

Root
ס־מ־ך (s-m-k)
11 terms

Etymology

Related to תמך.

Pronunciation

Verb

סָמַךְ • (samákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to trust, rely on [with עַל]

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָמַךְ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לסמוך / לִסְמֹךְ
action noun סְמִיכָה
passive participle סָמוּךְ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first סָמַכְתִּי סָמַכְנוּ
second סָמַכְתָּ סָמַכְתְּ סְמַכְתֶּם1 סְמַכְתֶּן1
third סָמַךְ סָמְכָה סָמְכוּ
present סוֹמֵךְ סוֹמֶכֶת סוֹמְכִים סוֹמְכוֹת
future first אסמוך / אֶסְמֹךְ נסמוך / נִסְמֹךְ
second תסמוך / תִּסְמֹךְ תִּסְמְכִי תִּסְמְכוּ תסמוכנה / תִּסְמֹכְנָה2
third יסמוך / יִסְמֹךְ תסמוך / תִּסְמֹךְ יִסְמְכוּ תסמוכנה / תִּסְמֹכְנָה2
imperative סמוך / סְמֹךְ סִמְכִי סִמְכוּ סמוכנה / סְמֹכְנָה2

1 Pronounced סָמַכְתֶּם and סָמַכְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Klein, Ernest (1987) “סמך”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 449b
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