צלל

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Hebrew

Root
צ־ל־ל (ts-l-l)

Verb

צָלַל • (tsalál) (pa'al construction)

  1. to dive (to swim under water, to descend sharply or steeply)
    • Tanach, Exodus 15:10, with translation of the New International Version:
      נָשַׁפְתָּ בְרוּחֲךָ כִּסָּמֹו יָם צָֽלֲלוּ כַּֽעֹופֶרֶת בְּמַיִם אַדִּירִֽים׃
      you blew with your breath, and the sea covered them. They sank like lead in the mighty waters.

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָלַל (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first צָלַלְתִּי צָלַלְנוּ
second צָלַלְתָּ צָלַלְתְּ צְלַלְתֶּם1 צְלַלְתֶּן1
third צָלַל צָלְלָה צָלְלוּ
present צוֹלֵל צוֹלֶלֶת צוֹלְלִים צוֹלְלוֹת
future first אצלול / אֶצְלֹל נצלול / נִצְלֹל
second תצלול / תִּצְלֹל תִּצְלְלִי תִּצְלְלוּ תצלולנה / תִּצְלֹלְנָה2
third יצלול / יִצְלֹל תצלול / תִּצְלֹל יִצְלְלוּ תצלולנה / תִּצְלֹלְנָה2
imperative צלול / צְלֹל צִלְלִי צִלְלוּ צלולנה / צְלֹלְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced צָלַלְתֶּם and צָלַלְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
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