פתגם

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
פ־ת־ג־ם (p-t-g-m)
1 term

From Aramaic פתגמא (piṯḡāmā), from Middle Persian 𐭯𐭢𐭲𐭠𐭬 (pgtʾm /⁠paygām, *pagtām⁠/). Compare Persian پیغام (peyġâm).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /pitˈɡam/

• Audio:

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Noun

פִּתְגָּם or פִּתְגָם • (pitgám or pitgám) m (plural indefinite פִּתְגָּמִים or פִּתְגָמִים)

1. A proverb, a saying
2. (Biblical Hebrew) an order, a command, a decree

   Synonyms: צָו (tsav), פקודה / פְּקֻדָּה (p'kudá)

   • Tanach, Esther 1:20, with translation of the New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition:

     וְנִשְׁמַע פִּתְגָם הַמֶּלֶךְ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה בְּכׇל מַלְכוּתוֹ כִּי רַבָּה הִיא וְכׇל הַנָּשִׁים יִתְּנוּ יְקָר לְבַעְלֵיהֶן לְמִגָּדוֹל וְעַד קָטָן.

     So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, vast as it is, all women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.

Declension

Declension of פִּתְגָּם

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	פִּתְגָּם	first	פִּתְגָּמִי		פִּתְגָּמֵנוּ
	definite	הַפִּתְגָּם	second	פִּתְגָּמְךָ	פִּתְגָּמֵךְ	פִּתְגַּמְכֶם	פִּתְגַּמְכֶן
	construct	פִּתְגַּם־	third	פִּתְגָּמוֹ	פִּתְגָּמָהּ	פִּתְגָּמָם	פִּתְגָּמָן
plural	indefinite	פִּתְגָּמִים	first	פתגמיי / פִּתְגָּמַי		פִּתְגָּמֵינוּ
	definite	הַפִּתְגָּמִים	second	פִּתְגָּמֶיךָ	פתגמייך / פִּתְגָּמַיִךְ	פִּתְגָּמֵיכֶם	פִּתְגָּמֵיכֶן
	construct	פִּתְגָּמֵי־	third	פִּתְגָּמָיו	פִּתְגָּמֶיהָ	פִּתְגָּמֵיהֶם	פִּתְגָּמֵיהֶן

or

Declension of פִּתְגָם

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	פִּתְגָם	first	פִּתְגָמִי		פִּתְגָמֵנוּ
	definite	הַפִּתְגָם	second	פִּתְגָמְךָ	פִּתְגָמֵךְ	פִּתְגַמְכֶם	פִּתְגַמְכֶן
	construct	פִּתְגַם־	third	פִּתְגָמוֹ	פִּתְגָמָהּ	פִּתְגָמָם	פִּתְגָמָן
plural	indefinite	פִּתְגָמִים	first	פתגמיי / פִּתְגָמַי		פִּתְגָמֵינוּ
	definite	הַפִּתְגָמִים	second	פִּתְגָמֶיךָ	פתגמייך / פִּתְגָמַיִךְ	פִּתְגָמֵיכֶם	פִּתְגָמֵיכֶן
	construct	פִּתְגָמֵי־	third	פִּתְגָמָיו	פִּתְגָמֶיהָ	פִּתְגָמֵיהֶם	פִּתְגָמֵיהֶן

References

• H6599 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “פתגם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "פתגם" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• פתגם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he