Verb – PA'AL
Root: ה - ד - ף
The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.
| Verb form | Person | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Masculine | Feminine | Masculine | Feminine | ||
| Present tense / Participle | הוֹדֵף hodef I / you m. sg. / he / it hold(s) off | הוֹדֶפֶת hodefet I / you f. sg. / she / it hold(s) off | הוֹדְפִים hodfim we / you m. pl. / they m. hold off | הוֹדְפוֹת hodfot we / you f. pl. / they f. hold off | |
| Past tense | 1st | הָדַפְתִּי hadafti I held off | הָדַפְנוּ hadafnu we held off | ||
| 2nd | הָדַפְתָּ hadafta you m. sg. held off | הָדַפְתְּ hadaft you f. sg. held off | הֲדַפְתֶּם hadaftem you m. pl. held off The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הָדַפְתֶּם hadaftem | הֲדַפְתֶּן hadaften you f. pl. held off The ending is usually unstressed in spoken language: הָדַפְתֶּן hadaften | |
| 3rd | הָדַף hadaf he / it held off | הָדְפָה hadfa she / it held off | הָדְפוּ hadfu they held off | ||
| Future tense | 1st | אֶהֱדֹף ~ אהדוף ehedof I will hold off | נַהֲדֹף ~ נהדוף nahadof we will hold off | ||
| 2nd | תַּהֲדֹף ~ תהדוף tahadof you m. sg. will hold off | תַּהַדְפִי tahadfi you f. sg. will hold off | תַּהַדְפוּ tahadfu you m. pl. will hold off | תַּהֲדֹפְנָה ~ תהדופנה tahadofna you f. pl. will hold off In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: תַּהַדְפוּ tahadfu | |
| 3rd | יַהֲדֹף ~ יהדוף yahadof he / it will hold off | תַּהֲדֹף ~ תהדוף tahadof she / it will hold off | יַהַדְפוּ yahadfu they m. will hold off | תַּהֲדֹפְנָה ~ תהדופנה tahadofna they f. will hold off In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: יַהַדְפוּ yahadfu | |
| Imperative | הֲדֹף! ~ הדוף! hadof! (to a man) hold off! | הִדְפִי! hidfi! (to a woman) hold off! | הִדְפוּ! hidfu! (to men) hold off! | הֲדֹפְנָה! ~ הדופנה! hadofna! (to women) hold off! In modern language, the masculine form is generally used: הִדְפוּ! hidfu! | |
| Infinitive | לַהֲדֹף ~ להדוף lahadof to hold off | ||||
| Word | Root | Part of speech | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
לְהֵיהָדֵף | ה - ד - ף | Verb – nif'al | to be repulsed, to be warded off (an attack) |
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