צלל

Hebrew

Root
צ־ל־ל (ts-l-l)
9 terms

Verb

צָלַל • (tsalál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to dive (to swim under water, to descend sharply or steeply)
    • Tanach, Exodus 15:10, with translation of the New International Version:
      נָשַׁפְתָּ בְרוּחֲךָ כִּסָּמוֹ יָם צָֽלֲלוּ כַּֽעוֹפֶרֶת בְּמַיִם אַדִּירִֽים׃
      [But] you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָלַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לצלול / לִצְלֹל
action noun צְלִילָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first צָלַלְתִּי צָלַלְנוּ
second צָלַלְתָּ צָלַלְתְּ צְלַלְתֶּם1 צְלַלְתֶּן1
third צָלַל צָלְלָה צָלְלוּ
present צוֹלֵל צוֹלֶלֶת צוֹלְלִים צוֹלְלוֹת
future first אצלול / אֶצְלֹל נצלול / נִצְלֹל
second תצלול / תִּצְלֹל תִּצְלְלִי תִּצְלְלוּ תצלולנה / תִּצְלֹלְנָה2
third יצלול / יִצְלֹל תצלול / תִּצְלֹל יִצְלְלוּ תצלולנה / תִּצְלֹלְנָה2
imperative צלול / צְלֹל צִלְלִי צִלְלוּ צלולנה / צְלֹלְנָה2

1 Pronounced צָלַלְתֶּם and צָלַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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