נצח

Hebrew

Root
נ־צ־ח (n-ts-kh)
5 terms

Pronunciation 1

• (reconstructed Biblical) IPA^(key): /nasˤħ/, /nat͡sˤħ/
• (Tiberian) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.sˤaħ/ [ˈnɛː.sˤɑħ]
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): /ˈna.sˤaħ/ [ˈnɑː.sˤɑħ]
• (Sephardi) IPA^(key): /ˈne.t͡saχ/ (West), /ˈne.sˤaħ/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.t͡saχ/
• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /ˈne.t͡saχ/, /ˈne.t͡saħ/

Noun

נֶצַח • (nétzakh) m (plural indefinite נְצָחִים, singular construct נֶצַח־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. splendor, glory
2. sincerity, truth
3. faith, confidence
4. (uncountable) eternity (existence without end, infinite time)
5. perfection, completeness

Declension

Declension of נֶצַח

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	נֶצַח	first	נִצְחִי		נִצְחֵנוּ
	definite	הַנֶּצַח	second	נִצְחֲךָ	נִצְחֵךְ	נִצְחֲכֶם	נִצְחֲכֶן
	construct	נֶצַח־	third	נִצְחוֹ	נִצְחָהּ	נִצְחָם	נִצְחָן
plural	indefinite	נְצָחִים	first	נצחיי / נְצָחַי		נְצָחֵינוּ
	definite	הַנְּצָחִים	second	נְצָחֶיךָ	נצחייך / נְצָחַיִךְ	נִצְחֵיכֶם	נִצְחֵיכֶן
	construct	נִצְחֵי־	third	נְצָחָיו	נְצָחֶיהָ	נִצְחֵיהֶם	נִצְחֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• חַיֵּי נֶצַח (khayé nétzakh)

Pronunciation 2

• (reconstructed Biblical) IPA^(key): /nisˤħ/ or /nit͡sˤħ/
• (Tiberian) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.sˤaħ/ [ˈneː.sˤɑħ]
• (Yemenite) IPA^(key): /ˈne.sˤaħ/ [ˈneː.sˤɑħ]
• (Sephardi) IPA^(key): /ˈne.t͡saχ/ (West), /ˈne.sˤaħ/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi) IPA^(key): /ˈneː.t͡saχ/, /ˈnej.t͡saχ/
• (Modern Israeli) IPA^(key): /ˈne.t͡saχ/, /ˈne.t͡saħ/

Adverb

נֵצַח • (nétzakh) [pattern: קֵטֶל]

1. eternity (infinite time)
2. altogether, quite

Verb

נִצֵּחַ • (nitséakh) (pi'el construction)

1. defective spelling of ניצח

References

• H5331 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• "נצח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew נֶצַח (“eternity”).

Pronunciation

• (YIVO) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛt͡səχ/
• (Northeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈneɪ̯t͡səχ/
• (Mideastern) IPA^(key): /ˈnaɪ̯t͡səχ/
• (Southeastern) IPA^(key): /ˈnɛɪ̯t͡səχ/

Noun

נצח • (netsekh) m, plural נצחים (netsokhim)

1. eternity

Derived terms

• נצחדיק (ne(y)tsekhdik, “eternal”)