שקע

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ק־ע (sh-q-ʿ)
5 terms

Verb

שָׁקַע • (shaká') (pa'al construction)

  1. to sink, to go down

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁקַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לשקוע / לִשְׁקֹעַ
action noun שְׁקִיעָה
passive participle שָׁקוּעַ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first שָׁקַעְתִּי שָׁקַעְנוּ
second שָׁקַעְתָּ שָׁקַעְתְּ שְׁקַעְתֶּם1 שְׁקַעְתֶּן1
third שָׁקַע שָׁקְעָה שָׁקְעוּ
present שׁוֹקֵעַ שׁוֹקַעַת שׁוֹקְעִים שׁוֹקְעוֹת
future first אֶשְׁקַע נִשְׁקַע
second תִּשְׁקַע תִּשְׁקְעִי תִּשְׁקְעוּ תִּשְׁקַעְנָה2
third יִשְׁקַע תִּשְׁקַע יִשְׁקְעוּ תִּשְׁקַעְנָה2
imperative שְׁקַע שִׁקְעִי שִׁקְעוּ שְׁקַעְנָה2

1 Pronounced שָׁקַעְתֶּם and שָׁקַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֶׁקַע • (shékam (plural indefinite שְׁקָעִים, singular construct שֶׁקַע־)

  1. depression, low
  2. socket

References

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

Further reading