פשע

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
פ־שׁ־ע (p-š-ʿ)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎔𐎌𐎓 (pšʿ, “rebellion, transgression”).

Noun

פֶּשַׁע • (pésha') m (plural indefinite פְּשָׁעִים, singular construct פֶּשַׁע־, plural construct פִּשְׁעֵי־)

  1. felony, transgression
    • Tanach, Proverbs 29:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בְּפֶשַׁע אִישׁ רָע מוֹקֵשׁ וְצַדִּיק יָרוּן וְשָׂמֵחַ׃
      B-fesha ish ra moqésh, v'tzadík yarún v'saméaḥ.
      In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
  2. (Jewish law) a rebellious sin, done for the purpose of opposing God and not for its own benefit
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 36:b:
      פשעים אלו המרדים וכן הוא אומר (מלכים ב ג, ז) מלך מואב פשע בי
      P'sha'im are rebellious, and that's why it says in II Kings 3:7, "The king of Moab rebelled against me"


Declension table
  singular plural
absolute פֶּשַע פְּשָעִים
absolute, Biblical verse-final form פָּשַע פְּשָעִים
construct פֶּשַע פִּשְעֵי
definite הַפֶּשַע הַפְּשָעִים
Possessive forms singular plural
my פִּשְעִי פְּשָעַי
your (masc. sing.) פִּשְעֲךָ פְּשָעֶיךָ
your (fem. sing.) פִּשְעֵךְ פְּשָעַיִךְ
his פִּשְעוֹ פְּשָעָיו
her פִּשְעָהּ פְּשָעֶיהָ
our פִּשְעֵנוּ פְּשָעֵינוּ
your (masc. pl.) פִּשְעֲכֶם פִּשְעֵיכֶם
your (fem. pl.) פִּשְעֲכֶן פִּשְעֵיכֶן
their (masc.) פִּשְעָם פִּשְעֵיהֶם
their (fem.) פִּשְעָן פִּשְעֵיהֶן
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Verb

פָּשַׁע • (pashá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to commit a crime
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּשַׁע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּשַׁעְתִּי פָּשַׁעְנוּ
second פָּשַׁעְתָּ פָּשַׁעְתְּ פְּשַׁעְתֶּם1 פְּשַׁעְתֶּן1
third פָּשַׁע פָּשְׁעָה פָּשְׁעוּ
present פּוֹשֵׁעַ פּוֹשַׁעַת פּוֹשְׁעִים פּוֹשְׁעוֹת
future first אֶפְשַׁע נִפְשַׁע
second תִּפְשַׁע תִּפְשְׁעִי תִּפְשְׁעוּ תִּפְשַׁעְנָה2
third יִפְשַׁע תִּפְשַׁע יִפְשְׁעוּ תִּפְשַׁעְנָה2
imperative פְּשַׁע פִּשְׁעִי פִּשְׁעוּ פְּשַׁעְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּשַׁעְתֶּם and פָּשַׁעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Root
פ־שׂ־ע (p-ś-ʿ)

Noun

פֶּשַׂע • (pésa') m (plural indefinite פְּשָׂעִים, singular construct פֶּשַׂע־, plural construct פִּשְׂעֵי־)

  1. pace, step
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