פגע

Hebrew

Root
פ־ג־ע (p-g-ʿ)
7 terms

Noun

פֶּגַע • (péga'm (plural indefinite פְּגָעִים, singular construct פֶּגַע־, plural construct פִּגְעֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. a wound, an injury

Declension

Declension of פֶּגַע
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite פֶּגַע first פַּגְעִי פַּגְעֵנוּ
definite הַפֶּגַע second פַּגְעֲךָ פַּגְעֵךְ פַּגְעֲכֶם פַּגְעֲכֶן
construct פֶּגַע־ third פַּגְעוֹ פַּגְעָהּ פַּגְעָם פַּגְעָן
plural indefinite פְּגָעִים first פגעיי / פְּגָעַי פְּגָעֵינוּ
definite הַפְּגָעִים second פְּגָעֶיךָ פגעייך / פְּגָעַיִךְ פִּגְעֵיכֶם פִּגְעֵיכֶן
construct פִּגְעֵי־ third פְּגָעָיו פְּגָעֶיהָ פִּגְעֵיהֶם פִּגְעֵיהֶן

Verb

פָּגַע • (pagá) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְגַּע)

  1. to hurt or injure (someone or something): to cause a wound or injury, or other damage
    1. Used with the preposition ב־ (b'-).
    2. (rare) Taking a direct object.
  2. to meet
    • Tanach, Exodus 23:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כִּי תִפְגַּע שׁוֹר אֹיִבְךָ אוֹ חֲמֹרוֹ תֹּעֶה הָשֵׁב תְּשִׁיבֶנּוּ לוֹ
      If thou meet thine enemy's ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again.
  3. to entreat, to intercede
    • Tanach, Genesis 23:8, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אִם יֵשׁ אֶת נַפְשְׁכֶם לִקְבֹּר אֶת מֵתִי מִלְּפָנַי שְׁמָעוּנִי וּפִגְעוּ לִי בְּעֶפְרוֹן בֶּן צֹחַר
      If it be your mind that I should bury my dead out of my sight, hear me, and entreat for me to Ephron the son of Zohar
    • Tanach, Jeremiah 7:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְאַתָּה אַל תִּתְפַּלֵּל בְּעַד הָעָם הַזֶּה וְאַל תִּשָּׂא בַעֲדָם רִנָּה וּתְפִלָּה וְאַל תִּפְגַּע בִּי כִּי אֵינֶנִּי שֹׁמֵעַ אֹתָךְ
      Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to Me; for I will not hear thee.

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּגַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לפגוע / לִפְגֹּעַ
action noun פְּגִיעָה
passive participle פָּגוּעַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first פָּגַעְתִּי פָּגַעְנוּ
second פָּגַעְתָּ פָּגַעְתְּ פְּגַעְתֶּם1 פְּגַעְתֶּן1
third פָּגַע פָּגְעָה פָּגְעוּ
present פּוֹגֵעַ פּוֹגַעַת פּוֹגְעִים פּוֹגְעוֹת
future first אֶפְגַּע נִפְגַּע
second תִּפְגַּע תִּפְגְּעִי תִּפְגְּעוּ תִּפְגַּעְנָה2
third יִפְגַּע תִּפְגַּע יִפְגְּעוּ תִּפְגַּעְנָה2
imperative פְּגַע פִּגְעִי פִּגְעוּ פְּגַעְנָה2

1 Pronounced פָּגַעְתֶּם and פָּגַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

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