פשט

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See also: פ־ש־ט

Hebrew

Root
פ־שׁ־ט (p-sh-ṭ)
10 terms

Pronunciation

Verb

פָּשַׁט • (pashát) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִפְשַׁט)

  1. to remove, to take off (one's clothing)
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 5:3, with translation of the English Standard Version:
      פָּשַׁטְתִּי אֶת־כֻּתָּנְתִּי, אֵיכָכָה אֶלְבָּשֶׁנָּה?
      pashátti et-kuttontí, ēchachá elbashéna?
      I had put off my garment, how could I put it on?
  2. to extend (a limb); to reach out
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Shabbat 1:1:
      פשט בעל הבית את ידו לחוץ ונתן לתוך ידו של עני, או שנטל מתוכה והבניס, בעל הבית חיב והעני פטור
      pashat ba'al habayit yado lakhuts v'natan l'tokh yado shel ani, o shenatal mitokha v'hikhnis, ba'al habayit khayav v'he'ani patur.
      the lord of the house extended his hand to the outside and gave into the hand of the poor man, or took something from and brought inside, the lord of the house is liable and the poor man is exempt.
  3. to spread, to proliferate
    • Tanach, Nahum 3:16, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      הִרְבֵּית רֹכְלַיִךְ, מִכּוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם; יֶלֶק פָּשַׁט, וַיָּעֹף.
      hirbḗt rochəláich, mikkochəvḗ hasshamáim; yéleq pashát, vayya'óf.
      Thou hast multiplied thy merchants Above the stars of heaven; The canker-worm spreadeth itself, and flieth away.

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּשַׁט (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּשַׁטְתִּי פָּשַׁטְנוּ
second פָּשַׁטְתָּ פָּשַׁטְתְּ פְּשַׁטְתֶּם1 פְּשַׁטְתֶּן1
third פָּשַׁט פָּשְׁטָה פָּשְׁטוּ
present פּוֹשֵׁט פּוֹשֶׁטֶת פּוֹשְׁטִים פּוֹשְׁטוֹת
future first אפשוט / אֶפְשֹׁט נפשוט / נִפְשֹׁט
second תפשוט / תִּפְשֹׁט תִּפְשְׁטִי תִּפְשְׁטוּ תפשוטנה / תִּפְשֹׁטְנָה2
third יפשוט / יִפְשֹׁט תפשוט / תִּפְשֹׁט יִפְשְׁטוּ תפשוטנה / תִּפְשֹׁטְנָה2
imperative פשוט / פְּשֹׁט פִּשְׁטִי פִּשְׁטוּ פשוטנה / פְּשֹׁטְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּשַׁטְתֶּם and פָּשַׁטְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Derived terms

Verb

פִּשֵּׁט • (pishét) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פישט

Verb

פֻּשַּׁט • (pushát) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of פושט

References

Noun

פְּשָׁט • (p'shát) m

  1. literalness (The straightforward meaning)

Descendants

  • → English: peshat
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