פירש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ר־שׁ (p-r-sh)
10 terms

Cognate with Aramaic פָּרֵישׁ (to separate; to define).

Pronunciation

Verb

פירש / פֵּרֵשׁ • (perésh) (pi'el construction)

  1. to interpret
  2. (premodern) to specify
    • Tanach, Numbers 15:34, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיַּנִּיחוּ אֹתוֹ בַּמִּשְׁמָר כִּי לֹא פֹרַשׁ מַה־יֵּעָשֶׂה לוֹ׃
      And they put him in ward, because it had not been declared [specified which death penalty is suitable] what should be done to him.

Conjugation

Conjugation of פירש / פֵּרֵשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לְפָרֵשׁ
action noun פירוש / פֵּרוּשׁ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first פירשתי / פֵּרַשְׁתִּי פירשנו / פֵּרַשְׁנוּ
second פירשת / פֵּרַשְׁתָּ פירשת / פֵּרַשְׁתְּ פירשתם / פֵּרַשְׁתֶּם פירשתן / פֵּרַשְׁתֶּן
third פירש / פֵּרֵשׁ פירשה / פֵּרְשָׁה פירשו / פֵּרְשׁוּ
present מְפָרֵשׁ מְפָרֶשֶׁת מְפָרְשִׁים מְפָרְשׁוֹת
future first אֲפָרֵשׁ נְפָרֵשׁ
second תְּפָרֵשׁ תְּפָרְשִׁי תְּפָרְשׁוּ תְּפָרֵשְׁנָה1
third יְפָרֵשׁ תְּפָרֵשׁ יְפָרְשׁוּ תְּפָרֵשְׁנָה1
imperative פָּרֵשׁ פָּרְשִׁי פָּרְשׁוּ פָּרֵשְׁנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • פירש” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language