דרש

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See also: ד־ר־ש

Aramaic

Verb

דְּרַשׁ • (dəraš)

  1. to study
  2. to argue, to dispute
  3. to converse, to discuss
  4. to exercise, to train

Hebrew

Root
ד־ר־שׁ (d-r-sh)

Verb

דָּרַשׁ • (darásh) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נִדְרַשׁ)

  1. demand
  2. require, need
  3. seek, search for
  4. interpret homiletically
  5. preach, sermonize

Conjugation

Conjugation of דָּרַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first דָּרַשְׁתִּי דָּרַשְׁנוּ
second דָּרַשְׁתָּ דָּרַשְׁתְּ דְּרַשְׁתֶּם1 דְּרַשְׁתֶּן1
third דָּרַשׁ דָּרְשָׁה דָּרְשׁוּ
present דּוֹרֵשׁ דּוֹרֶשֶׁת דּוֹרְשִׁים דּוֹרְשׁוֹת
future first אדרוש / אֶדְרֹשׁ נדרוש / נִדְרֹשׁ
second תדרוש / תִּדְרֹשׁ תִּדְרְשִׁי תִּדְרְשׁוּ תדרושנה / תִּדְרֹשְׁנָה2
third ידרוש / יִדְרֹשׁ תדרוש / תִּדְרֹשׁ יִדְרְשׁוּ תדרושנה / תִּדְרֹשְׁנָה2
imperative דרוש / דְּרֹשׁ דִּרְשִׁי דִּרְשׁוּ דרושנה / דְּרֹשְׁנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced דָּרַשְׁתֶּם and דָּרַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

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