רקד

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Aramaic

Verb

רקד • (rəqaḏ)

  1. to dance
  2. to mourn, to lament

Hebrew

Root
ר־ק־ד (r-q-d)

Etymology

Direct cognate of Aramaic רקד, related to Arabic رَقَصَ (raqaṣa)

Pronunciation

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Verb

רָקַד • (raqád) (pa'al construction).

  1. dance, skip
    • Tanach, Psalms 114:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      הֶהָרִים רָקְדוּ כְאֵילִים גְּבָעוֹת כִּבְנֵי־צֹאן׃
      he-harím raqdú kh-eilím; g'va'ót kivnéi-tson.
      The mountains skipped like rams, The hills like young sheep.

Conjugation

Conjugation of רָקַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first רָקַדְתִּי רָקַדְנוּ
second רָקַדְתָּ רָקַדְתְּ רְקַדְתֶּם1 רְקַדְתֶּן1
third רָקַד רָקְדָה רָקְדוּ
present רוֹקֵד רוֹקֶדֶת רוֹקְדִים רוֹקְדוֹת
future first ארקוד / אֶרְקֹד נרקוד / נִרְקֹד
second תרקוד / תִּרְקֹד תִּרְקְדִי תִּרְקְדוּ תרקודנה / תִּרְקֹדְנָה2
third ירקוד / יִרְקֹד תרקוד / תִּרְקֹד יִרְקְדוּ תרקודנה / תִּרְקֹדְנָה2
imperative רקוד / רְקֹד רִקְדִי רִקְדוּ רקודנה / רְקֹדְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced רָקַדְתֶּם and רָקַדְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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