רחף

Aramaic

Verb

רחף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to brood

Hebrew

Root
ר־ח־ף (r-kh-p)
2 terms

Pronunciation

râchaph / raw-khaf'

Verb

רָחַף • (rakháf) (pa'al construction)

  1. To brood; by implication to be relaxed: - flutter, move, shake.

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָחַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לרחוף / לִרְחֹף
action noun רְחִיפָה
passive participle רָחוּף
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָחַפְתִּי רָחַפְנוּ
second רָחַפְתָּ רָחַפְתְּ רְחַפְתֶּם1 רְחַפְתֶּן1
third רָחַף רָחֲפָה רָחֲפוּ
present רוֹחֵף רוֹחֶפֶת רוֹחֲפִים רוֹחֲפוֹת
future first אֶרְחַף נִרְחַף
second תִּרְחַף תִּרְחֲפִי תִּרְחֲפוּ תִּרְחַפְנָה2
third יִרְחַף תִּרְחַף יִרְחֲפוּ תִּרְחַפְנָה2
imperative רְחַף רַחֲפִי רַחֲפוּ רְחַפְנָה2

1 Pronounced רָחַפְתֶּם and רָחַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

רִחֵף • (rikhéf) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ריחף

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