נקב

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ק־ב (n-q-b)

Noun

נֶקֶב • (nékev) m (plural indefinite נְקָבִים)

  1. hole

Verb

נָקַב • (nakáv) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pierce, perforate, bore
  2. to appoint, to specify, to distinguish
  3. to curse, blaspheme

Conjugation

Conjugation of נָקַב (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first נָקַבְתִּי נָקַבְנוּ
second נָקַבְתָּ נָקַבְתְּ נְקַבְתֶּם1 נְקַבְתֶּן1
third נָקַב נָקְבָה נָקְבוּ
present נוֹקֵב נוֹקֶבֶת נוֹקְבִים נוֹקְבוֹת
future first אקוב / אֶקֹּב ניקוב / נִקֹּב
second תיקוב / תִּקֹּב תיקבי / תִּקְּבִי תיקבו / תִּקְּבוּ תיקובנה / תִּקֹּבְנָה2
third ייקוב / יִקֹּב תיקוב / תִּקֹּב ייקבו / יִקְּבוּ תיקובנה / תִּקֹּבְנָה2
imperative נקוב / נְקֹב נִקְבִי נִקְבוּ נקובנה / נְקֹבְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced נָקַבְתֶּם and נָקַבְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Verb

נִקֵּב • (nikév) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of ניקב

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