שף

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Internationalism, from French chef.

Noun

שֶׁף • (shefm
שֵׁף • (shefm (plural indefinite שֵׁפִים, singular construct שֵׁף־, feminine counterpart שֵׁפִית)

  1. chef

Etymology 2

Verb

שָׁף • (sháf) (pa'al construction)

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) to bruise, crush, overwhelm
Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לָשׁוּף
action noun שִׁיפָה
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שַׁפְתִּי שַׁפְנוּ
second שַׁפְתָּ שַׁפְתְּ שַׁפְתֶּם שַׁפְתֶּן
third שָׁף שָׁפָה שָׁפוּ
present שָׁף שָׁפָה שָׁפִים שָׁפוֹת
future first אָשׁוּף נָשׁוּף
second תָּשׁוּף תָּשׁוּפִי תָּשׁוּפוּ תשופנה / תָּשֹׁפְנָה1
third יָשׁוּף תָּשׁוּף יָשׁוּפוּ תשופנה / תָּשֹׁפְנָה1
imperative שׁוּף שׁוּפִי שׁוּפוּ שופנה / שֹׁפְנָה1

1 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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