חפץ

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See also: חפֿץ

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ח־פ־ץ (kh-p-ts)

Compare with Arabic حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to keep, to heed, to pay attention”).

Noun

חֵפֶץ • (ḥéfets) m (plural indefinite חֲפָצִים)

  1. object (thing)
    שים לב לחפץ עזוב או חשוד
    Pay attention to abandoned or suspicious objects (message often found in public transportation and spaces in Israel)
  2. desire

Verb

חָפַץ • (ḥafáts) (pa'al construction)

  1. to desire
  2. to want
    Synonym: רָצָה (ratsá)

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָפַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַצְתִּי חָפַצְנוּ
second חָפַצְתָּ חָפַצְתְּ חֲפַצְתֶּם1 חֲפַצְתֶּן1
third חָפַץ חָפְצָה חָפְצוּ
present חָפֵץ חֲפֵצָה חֲפֵצִים חֲפֵצוֹת
future first אחפוץ / אֶחְפֹּץ נחפוץ / נַחְפֹּץ
second תחפוץ / תַּחְפֹּץ תַּחְפְּצִי תַּחְפְּצוּ תחפוצנה / תַּחְפֹּצְנָה2
third יחפוץ / יַחְפֹּץ תחפוץ / תַּחְפֹּץ יַחְפְּצוּ תחפוצנה / תַּחְפֹּצְנָה2
imperative חפוץ / חֲפֹץ חִפְצִי חִפְצוּ חפוצנה / חֲפֹצְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָפַצְתֶּם and חָפַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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Conjugation of חָפַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָפַצְתִּי חָפַצְנוּ
second חָפַצְתָּ חָפַצְתְּ חֲפַצְתֶּם1 חֲפַצְתֶּן1
third חָפַץ חָפְצָה חָפְצוּ
present חָפֵץ חֲפֵצָה חֲפֵצִים חֲפֵצוֹת
future first אֶחְפַּץ נֶחְפַּץ
second תֶּחְפַּץ תֶּחְפְּצִי תֶּחְפְּצוּ תֶּחְפַּצְנָה2
third יֶחְפַּץ תֶּחְפַּץ יֶחְפְּצוּ תֶּחְפַּצְנָה2
imperative חֲפַץ חִפְצִי חִפְצוּ חֲפַצְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָפַצְתֶּם and חָפַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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