Inflection of עוֹרֶף

Noun – kotel pattern, masculine

Root: ע - ר - ף

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

Meaning

nape, back of the neck; rear (military)

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Forms without pronominal affixes

	Singular	Plural
Absolute state	🔊 עֹרֶף ~ עורף oref nape	🔊 עֳרָפִים ~ עורפים orafim napes
Construct state	🔊 עֹרֶף־ ~ עורף־ oref- nape of ...	🔊 עָרְפֵי־ ~ עורפי־ orfei- napes of ...

Forms with pronominal affixes

Noun number	Person	Singular		Plural
		Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
Singular	1st	🔊 עָרְפִּי ~ עורפי orpi my nape		🔊 עָרְפֵּנוּ ~ עורפנו orpenu our nape
	2nd	🔊 עָרְפְּךָ ~ עורפך orpecha your m. sg. nape	🔊 עָרְפֵּךְ ~ עורפך orpech your f. sg. nape	🔊 עָרְפְּכֶם ~ עורפכם orpechem your m. pl. nape	🔊 עָרְפְּכֶן ~ עורפכן orpechen your f. pl. nape
	3rd	🔊 עָרְפּוֹ ~ עורפו orpo his / its nape	🔊 עָרְפָּהּ ~ עורפה orpa(h) her / its nape	🔊 עָרְפָּם ~ עורפם orpam their m. nape	🔊 עָרְפָּן ~ עורפן orpan their f. nape
Plural	1st	🔊 עֳרָפַי ~ עורפיי orafay my napes		🔊 עֳרָפֵינוּ ~ עורפינו orafeinu our napes
	2nd	🔊 עֳרָפֶיךָ ~ עורפיך orafecha your m. sg. napes	🔊 עֳרָפַיִךְ ~ עורפייך orafayich your f. sg. napes	🔊 עָרְפֵיכֶם ~ עורפיכם orfeichem your m. pl. napes	🔊 עָרְפֵיכֶן ~ עורפיכן orfeichen your f. pl. napes
	3rd	🔊 עֳרָפָיו ~ עורפיו orafav his / its napes	🔊 עֳרָפֶיהָ ~ עורפיה orafeha her / its napes	🔊 עָרְפֵיהֶם ~ עורפיהם orfeihem their m. napes	🔊 עָרְפֵיהֶן ~ עורפיהן orfeihen their f. napes