פצה

Hebrew

Root
פ־צ־ה (p-ts-h)
3 terms

Etymology

Possibly related to Arabic فَصُحَ (faṣuḥa, to be eloquent, to speak clearly).

Verb

פָּצָה • (patsá) (pa'al construction)

  1. To open one's mouth (usually to speak).
    • Deuteronomy 11:6,
      פָּצְתָה הָאָרֶץ אֶת־פִּיהָ
      the earth opened its mouth

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּצָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לִפְצוֹת
action noun
passive participle
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first פָּצִיתִי פָּצִינוּ
second פָּצִיתָ פָּצִית פְּצִיתֶם1 פְּצִיתֶן1
third פָּצָה פָּצְתָה פָּצוּ
present פּוֹצֶה פּוֹצָה פּוֹצִים פּוֹצוֹת
future first אֶפְצֶה נִפְצֶה
second תִּפְצֶה תִּפְצִי תִּפְצוּ תִּפְצֶינָה2
third יִפְצֶה תִּפְצֶה יִפְצוּ תִּפְצֶינָה2
imperative פְּצֵה פְּצִי פְּצוּ פְּצֶינָה2

1 Pronounced פָּצִיתֶם and פָּצִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

See also

  • פָּצָה פִּיו (opened his mouth)

Verb

פִּצָּה • (pitsá) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פִּיצָּה.

Verb

פֻּצָּה • (putsá) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of פּוּצָּה.