רחף

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Aramaic

Verb

רחף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to brood

Hebrew

Root
ר־ח־ף (r-ḥ-p)

Pronunciation

râchaph / raw-khaf'

Verb

רָחַף • (rakháf) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. To brood; by implication to be relaxed: - flutter, move, shake.

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָחַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first רָחַפְתִּי רָחַפְנוּ
second רָחַפְתָּ רָחַפְתְּ רְחַפְתֶּם1 רְחַפְתֶּן1
third רָחַף רָחֲפָה רָחֲפוּ
present רוֹחֵף רוֹחֶפֶת רוֹחֲפִים רוֹחֲפוֹת
future first אֶרְחַף נִרְחַף
second תִּרְחַף תִּרְחֲפִי תִּרְחֲפוּ תִּרְחַפְנָה2
third יִרְחַף תִּרְחַף יִרְחֲפוּ תִּרְחַפְנָה2
imperative רְחַף רַחֲפִי רַחֲפוּ רְחַפְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced רָחַפְתֶּם and רָחַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

רִחֵף • (rikhéf) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ריחף

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