ספק

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See also: ס־פ־ק and ספֿק

Aramaic

Verb

ספק • (transliteration needed)

  1. to be sufficient
  2. to be empty, to be cleaned out

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ס־פ־ק (s-p-q)

From the root ס־פ־ק (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to doubt and skepticism.”).

Noun

סָפֵק • (safék) m (plural indefinite סְפֵקוֹת, singular construct ספק־)

  1. (countable and uncountable) doubt, uncertainty.
    • 2007 June 22, ג'קי חורי (J. Khouri), "שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו", Haaretz, headline,
      שופט: ספק אם החשודים ברצח נתן זאדה יואשמו
      Shofét: Safék im hakhashudím barétzakh Natán Záde yuashmú
      Judge: Doubt whether the suspects in the murder of Natan Zade will be found guilty
    • 2018, Ofer Matan, Sicha Mekomit, "אמרתי לעצמי שאנחנו לא מתנחלים. אנחנו משהו אחר":
      אנחנו לא התנחלות, אבא היה אומר, והספק שלי תמיד היה שם.
      Anakhnu lo hitnakhlut, aba haya omer, vehasafek sheli tamid haya sham.
      We're not a settlement, dad would say, but my doubt was always there.
Descendants
  • → Yiddish: ספֿק (sofek)

Etymology 2

Root
ס־פ־ק (s-p-q)

From the root ס־פ־ק (s-p-q, “Forming words pertaining to sufficing or to flow and capacity.”).

Noun

סַפָּק • (sapák) m (plural indefinite סַפָּקִים, feminine counterpart סַפָּקִית)

  1. supplier, provider

Verb

סִפֵּק • (sipék) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of סיפק

Verb

סֻפַּק • (transliteration needed) (pu'al construction)

  1. defective spelling of סופק

Etymology 3

Possibly imitative. Compare with spank.

Verb

סָפַק • (transliteration needed) (pa'al construction)

  1. to strike, to clap, to hit
    • a. 1050, Unknown Author.
      ויהי כאשר ספרתי החזון לאבי ספק את כפיו ויאנח ותזלגנה עיני!ן! דמעות.[1]
      And when I told the vision to my father he clapped his palms and he groaned and his eyes dripped tears.
Conjugation
Conjugation of סָפַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first סָפַקְתִּי סָפַקְנוּ
second סָפַקְתָּ סָפַקְתְּ סְפַקְתֶּם1 סְפַקְתֶּן1
third סָפַק סָפְקָה סָפְקוּ
present סוֹפֵק סוֹפֶקֶת סוֹפְקִים סוֹפְקוֹת
future first אספוק / אֶסְפֹּק נספוק / נִסְפֹּק
second תספוק / תִּסְפֹּק תִּסְפְּקִי תִּסְפְּקוּ תספוקנה / תִּסְפֹּקְנָה2
third יספוק / יִסְפֹּק תספוק / תִּסְפֹּק יִסְפְּקוּ תספוקנה / תִּסְפֹּקְנָה2
imperative ספוק / סְפֹק סִפְקִי סִפְקוּ ספוקנה / סְפֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced סָפַקְתֶּם and סָפַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  1. ^ Parma, Biblioteca Palatina, 563 (1541) at Ma'agarim the Academy of the Hebrew Language's textual database.

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

ספק • (sofek) m, plural ספקות (sfeykes)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of ספֿק (sofek, “doubt”).
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