רתח

Aramaic

Verb

רְתַח • (transliteration needed)

  1. to boil, be hot

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ת־ח (r-t-kh)
3 terms

Cognate with Aramaic רְתַח.

Pronunciation

Verb

רָתַח • (ratákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. (intransitive) to boil
    מים רותחיםmáyim rot'khímboiling water

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָתַח (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לרתוח / לִרְתֹּחַ
action noun רְתִיחָה
passive participle רָתוּחַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first רָתַחְתִּי רָתַחְנוּ
second רָתַחְתָּ רָתַחְתְּ רְתַחְתֶּם1 רְתַחְתֶּן1
third רָתַח רָתְחָה רָתְחוּ
present רוֹתֵחַ רוֹתַחַת רוֹתְחִים רוֹתְחוֹת
future first אֶרְתַּח נִרְתַּח
second תִּרְתַּח תִּרְתְּחִי תִּרְתְּחוּ תִּרְתַּחְנָה2
third יִרְתַּח תִּרְתַּח יִרְתְּחוּ תִּרְתַּחְנָה2
imperative רְתַח רִתְחִי רִתְחוּ רְתַחְנָה2

1 Pronounced רָתַחְתֶּם and רָתַחְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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