נרצח

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
ר־צ־ח (r-ṣ-ḥ)

The verb is the mediopassive of רצח (ratsákh), from the root ר־צ־ח (r-ts-kh). The noun follows from the participle.

Verb[edit]

נִרְצַח (nirtsákh) third-singular masculine past (nif'al construction, active counterpart רָצַח)

  1. To be murdered.
  2. (נִרְצָח, nirtsákh) Masculine singular present participle and present tense of נרצח.

Conjugation[edit]

Noun[edit]

נִרְצָח (nirtsákhm (plural indefinite נרצחים, feminine counterpart נרצחת)

  1. A (male) murder victim.
    גופת הנרצחgufát hanirtsákhthe victim's body