חטף

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Aramaic

Verb

חטף • (transliteration needed)

  1. to seize

Hebrew

Root
ח־ט־ף (kh-ṭ-p)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic خَطَفَ (ḵaṭafa).

Pronunciation

Verb

חָטַף • (chatáf) (pa'al construction)

  1. to grab
  2. to kidnap

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָטַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָטַפְתִּי חָטַפְנוּ
second חָטַפְתָּ חָטַפְתְּ חֲטַפְתֶּם1 חֲטַפְתֶּן1
third חָטַף חָטְפָה חָטְפוּ
present חוֹטֵף חוֹטֶפֶת חוֹטְפִים חוֹטְפוֹת
future first אחטוף / אֶחֱטֹף נחטוף / נַחֲטֹף
second תחטוף / תַּחֲטֹף תַּחַטְפִי תַּחַטְפוּ תחטופנה / תַּחֲטֹפְנָה2
third יחטוף / יַחֲטֹף תחטוף / תַּחֲטֹף יַחַטְפוּ תחטופנה / תַּחֲטֹפְנָה2
imperative חטוף / חֲטֹף חִטְפִי חִטְפוּ חטופנה / חֲטֹפְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָטַפְתֶּם and חָטַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

or

Conjugation of חָטַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first חָטַפְתִּי חָטַפְנוּ
second חָטַפְתָּ חָטַפְתְּ חֲטַפְתֶּם1 חֲטַפְתֶּן1
third חָטַף חָטְפָה חָטְפוּ
present חוֹטֵף חוֹטֶפֶת חוֹטְפִים חוֹטְפוֹת
future first אחטוף / אֶחְטֹף נחטוף / נַחְטֹף
second תחטוף / תַּחְטֹף תַּחְטְפִי תַּחְטְפוּ תחטופנה / תַּחְטֹפְנָה2
third יחטוף / יַחְטֹף תחטוף / תַּחְטֹף יַחְטְפוּ תחטופנה / תַּחְטֹפְנָה2
imperative חטוף / חֲטֹף חִטְפִי חִטְפוּ חטופנה / חֲטֹפְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced חָטַפְתֶּם and חָטַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

חֲטָף • (khatáf) m (singular construct חֲטַף־)

  1. hataph

Derived terms

References

  • “חטף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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