כסה

Hebrew

Root
כ־ס־ה (k-s-h)
5 terms

Etymology 1

Cognate with Arabic كَسَا (kasā, “to cover”).

Verb

כָּסָה • (kasá) (pa'al construction)

1. to conceal
2. to be covered (participle)

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּסָה (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לִכְסוֹת
		action noun		—
		passive participle		כָּסוּי
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	כָּסִיתִי		כָּסִינוּ
	second	כָּסִיתָ	כָּסִית	כְּסִיתֶם1	כְּסִיתֶן1
	third	כָּסָה	כָּסְתָה	כָּסוּ
present		כּוֹסֶה	כּוֹסָה	כּוֹסִים	כּוֹסוֹת
future	first	אֶכְסֶה		נִכְסֶה
	second	תִּכְסֶה	תִּכְסִי	תִּכְסוּ	תִּכְסֶינָה2
	third	יִכְסֶה	תִּכְסֶה	יִכְסוּ	תִּכְסֶינָה2
imperative	positive	כְּסֵה	כְּסִי	כְּסוּ	כְּסֶינָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Pronounced כָּסִיתֶם and כָּסִיתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Verb

כִּסָּה • (kisá) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of כיסה

References

• H3680 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible