תפוח

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ת־פ־ח (t-p-kh)

Related to Arabic تُفَّاح (tuffāḥ) and Ugaritic 𐎚𐎔𐎈 (tpḥ); the word is not attested in Aramaic. Sometimes claimed to be from the roots נ־פ־ח (n-p-ḥ, “to scent”) or ת־פ־ח (t-p-ḥ, “be round”).

Pronunciation

Noun

תַּפּוּחַ • (tapúakh) m (plural indefinite תַּפּוּחִים, singular construct תַּפּוּחַ־)

  1. apple
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 2:3, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      כְּתַפּוּחַ בַּעֲצֵי הַיַּעַר כֵּן דּוֹדִי בֵּין הַבָּנִים
      kətappúaḥ ba'atsḗ hayyá'ar ken dodí bēn habbaním
      As an apple-tree among the trees of the wood,
      So is my beloved among the sons.

Declension

Declension of תַּפּוּחַ
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite תַּפּוּחַ first תַּפּוּחִי תַּפּוּחֵנוּ
definite הַתַּפּוּחַ second תַּפּוּחֲךָ תַּפּוּחֵךְ תַּפּוּחֲכֶם תַּפּוּחֲכֶן
construct תַּפּוּחַ־ third תַּפּוּחוֹ תַּפּוּחָהּ תַּפּוּחָם תַּפּוּחָן
plural indefinite תַּפּוּחִים first תפוחיי / תַּפּוּחַי תַּפּוּחֵינוּ
definite הַתַּפּוּחִים second תַּפּוּחֶיךָ תפוחייך / תַּפּוּחַיִךְ תַּפּוּחֵיכֶם תַּפּוּחֵיכֶן
construct תַּפּוּחֵי־ third תַּפּוּחָיו תַּפּוּחֶיהָ תַּפּוּחֵיהֶם תַּפּוּחֵיהֶן

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