ירש

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ר־שׁ (y-r-sh)

Cognate with Arabic وَرَثَ (waraṯa).

Pronunciation

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Verb

יָרַשׁ • (yarásh) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to inherit
2. to take possession of

Conjugation

Conjugation of יָרַשׁ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָרֶשֶׁת action noun: — passive participle: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	יָרַשְׁתִּי		יָרַשְׁנוּ
	second	יָרַשְׁתָּ	יָרַשְׁתְּ	יְרַשְׁתֶּם1	יְרַשְׁתֶּן1
	third	יָרַשׁ	יָרְשָׁה	יָרְשׁוּ
present		יוֹרֵשׁ	יוֹרֶשֶׁת	יוֹרְשִׁים	יוֹרְשׁוֹת
future	first	אִירַשׁ		נִירַשׁ
	second	תִּירַשׁ	תִּירְשִׁי	תִּירְשׁוּ	תִּירַשְׁנָה2
	third	יִירַשׁ	תִּירַשׁ	יִירְשׁוּ	תִּירַשְׁנָה2
imperative		יְרַשׁ	יִרְשִׁי	יִרְשׁוּ	יְרַשְׁנָה2
notes		Pronounced יָרַשְׁתֶּם and יָרַשְׁתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Descendants

• →⇒ Yiddish: ירשענען (yarshenen)

Further reading

• H3423 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible