שרץ

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Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ר־ץ (sh-r-ts)

Verb

שָׁרַץ • (sharáts) (pa'al construction)

  1. to wriggle, to swarm, to creep
  2. to infest

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁרַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׁרַצְתִּי שָׁרַצְנוּ
second שָׁרַצְתָּ שָׁרַצְתְּ שְׁרַצְתֶּם1 שְׁרַצְתֶּן1
third שָׁרַץ שָׁרְצָה שָׁרְצוּ
present שׁוֹרֵץ שׁוֹרֶצֶת שׁוֹרְצִים שׁוֹרְצוֹת
future first אשרוץ / אֶשְׁרֹץ נשרוץ / נִשְׁרֹץ
second תשרוץ / תִּשְׁרֹץ תִּשְׁרְצִי תִּשְׁרְצוּ תשרוצנה / תִּשְׁרֹצְנָה2
third ישרוץ / יִשְׁרֹץ תשרוץ / תִּשְׁרֹץ יִשְׁרְצוּ תשרוצנה / תִּשְׁרֹצְנָה2
imperative שרוץ / שְׁרֹץ שִׁרְצִי שִׁרְצוּ שרוצנה / שְׁרֹצְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׁרַצְתֶּם and שָׁרַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֶׁרֶץ • (shérets) m (plural indefinite שְׁרָצִים)

  1. bug, creepy-crawly
  2. small unkosher edible animals

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁרֶץ (shérets).

Pronunciation

Noun

שרץ • (sherets) m, plural שרצים (shrotsem)

  1. reptile, worm, crawling animal
  2. bug, creepy-crawly

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