פשע

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־שׁ־ע (p-sh-ʿ)
3 terms

Compare Ugaritic 𐎔𐎌𐎓 (pšʿ, “rebellion, transgression”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpe.ʃa(ʕ)/

Noun

פֶּשַׁע • (pésha') m (plural indefinite פְּשָׁעִים, singular construct פֶּשַׁע־, plural construct פִּשְׁעֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

felony, transgression
- Tanach, Proverbs 29:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  בְּפֶשַׁע אִישׁ רָע מוֹקֵשׁ וְצַדִּיק יָרוּן וְשָׂמֵחַ׃
  befésha' 'ish ra' mokésh vetsadík yarún vesaméakh
  In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
(Jewish law) a rebellious sin, done for the purpose of opposing God and not for its own benefit
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Yoma, 36.b:
  פשעים אלו המרדים וכן הוא אומר (מלכים ב ג, ז) מלך מואב פשע בי
  P'sha'im are rebellious, and that's why it says in II Kings 3:7, "The king of Moab rebelled against me"

Declension

Declension of **פֶּשַׁע**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	פֶּשַׁע	first	פִּשְׁעִי		פִּשְׁעֵנוּ
	definite	הַפֶּשַׁע	second	פִּשְׁעֲךָ	פִּשְׁעֵךְ	פִּשְׁעֲכֶם	פִּשְׁעֲכֶן
	construct	פֶּשַׁע־	third	פִּשְׁעוֹ	פִּשְׁעָהּ	פִּשְׁעָם	פִּשְׁעָן
plural	indefinite	פְּשָׁעִים	first	פשעיי / פְּשָׁעַי		פְּשָׁעֵינוּ
	definite	הַפְּשָׁעִים	second	פְּשָׁעֶיךָ	פשעייך / פְּשָׁעַיִךְ	פִּשְׁעֵיכֶם	פִּשְׁעֵיכֶן
	construct	פִּשְׁעֵי־	third	פְּשָׁעָיו	פְּשָׁעֶיהָ	פִּשְׁעֵיהֶם	פִּשְׁעֵיהֶן

Derived terms

פֶּשַׁע מִלְחָמָה (pésha' milkhamá, “war crime”)
פֶּשַׁע שִׂנְאָה (pésha sin'á, “hate crime”)

Related terms

פּוֹשֵׁעַ (poshéa')

References

H6588 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Verb

פָּשַׁע • (pashá') (pa'al construction)

to commit a crime

Conjugation

Conjugation of **פָּשַׁע** (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לפשוע / לִפְשֹׁעַ
		action noun		פְּשִׁיעָה
		passive participle		—

finite forms		m	f	m	f
past	first	פָּשַׁעְתִּי		פָּשַׁעְנוּ
	second	פָּשַׁעְתָּ	פָּשַׁעְתְּ	פְּשַׁעְתֶּם¹	פְּשַׁעְתֶּן¹
	third	פָּשַׁע	פָּשְׁעָה	פָּשְׁעוּ
present		פּוֹשֵׁעַ	פּוֹשַׁעַת	פּוֹשְׁעִים	פּוֹשְׁעוֹת
future	first	אֶפְשַׁע		נִפְשַׁע
	second	תִּפְשַׁע	תִּפְשְׁעִי	תִּפְשְׁעוּ	תִּפְשַׁעְנָה²
	third	יִפְשַׁע	תִּפְשַׁע	יִפְשְׁעוּ	תִּפְשַׁעְנָה²
imperative		פְּשַׁע	פִּשְׁעִי	פִּשְׁעוּ	פְּשַׁעְנָה²

¹ Pronounced פָּשַׁעְתֶּם and פָּשַׁעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
פ־שׂ־ע (p-s-ʿ)
1 term

Noun

פֶּשַׂע • (pésa') m (plural indefinite פְּשָׂעִים, singular construct פֶּשַׂע־, plural construct פִּשְׂעֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

pace, step