פחד

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See also: פ־ח־ד, and פּחד

Hebrew

Root
פ־ח־ד (p-kh-d)

Pronunciation

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Noun

פַּחַד • (pákhad) m

  1. fear
    • בני פרידמן, יש תקווה
      יש תקוה אם נשיר כולנו יחד
      יש אמונה חזקה מכל הפחד

Verb

פָּחַד • (pakhád) (pa'al construction)

  1. to fear, to be scared, afraid, frightened of (a person or thing); construed with מ־ (mi-)
    • יוני בלוך, הלב שלי עומד להתפוצץ
      את לא פוחדת כמו שאני פוחד לאבד אותך אותנו לאבד

Usage notes

  • In modern colloquial usage, this verb is usually replaced with the synonym פיחד / פִּחֵד (pikhéd) in tenses other than the past. Thus, the other tenses are more formal.

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּחַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּחַדְתִּי פָּחַדְנוּ
second פָּחַדְתָּ פָּחַדְתְּ פְּחַדְתֶּם1 פְּחַדְתֶּן1
third פָּחַד פָּחֲדָה פָּחֲדוּ
present פּוֹחֵד פּוֹחֶדֶת פּוֹחֲדִים פּוֹחֲדוֹת
future first אֶפְחַד נִפְחַד
second תִּפְחַד תִּפְחֲדִי תִּפְחֲדוּ תִּפְחַדְנָה2
third יִפְחַד תִּפְחַד יִפְחֲדוּ תִּפְחַדְנָה2
imperative פְּחַד פַּחֲדִי פַּחֲדוּ פְּחַדְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּחַדְתֶּם and פָּחַדְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Yiddish: פּחד (pakhed)

References

Verb

פִּחֵד • (pikhéd) (pi'el construction)

  1. defective spelling of פיחד.

Anagrams

Yiddish

Noun

פחד • (pakhed) m, plural פחדים (pkhodim)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of פּחד (pakhed, “fear, anxiety”).
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