עזב

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ז־ב (ʿ-z-b)

From Proto-Semitic *ʕazab-. Cognate with Arabic عَزَبَ (ʕazaba, “to be remote or absent”) and Akkadian 𒋺 (ezēbum, “to leave”).

Verb

עָזַב • (azáv) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶעֱזַב)

  1. to leave, leave behind, depart
  2. to leave alone
  3. to abandon

Conjugation

Conjugation of עָזַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עָזַבְתִּי עָזַבְנוּ
second עָזַבְתָּ עָזַבְתְּ עֲזַבְתֶּם1 עֲזַבְתֶּן1
third עָזַב עָזְבָה עָזְבוּ
present עוֹזֵב עוֹזֶבֶת עוֹזְבִים עוֹזְבוֹת
future first אעזוב / אֶעֱזֹב נעזוב / נַעֲזֹב
second תעזוב / תַּעֲזֹב תַּעַזְבִי תַּעַזְבוּ תעזובנה / תַּעֲזֹבְנָה2
third יעזוב / יַעֲזֹב תעזוב / תַּעֲזֹב יַעַזְבוּ תעזובנה / תַּעֲזֹבְנָה2
imperative עזוב / עֲזֹב עִזְבִי עִזְבוּ עזובנה / עֲזֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced עָזַבְתֶּם and עָזַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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