שפע

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־פ־ע (sh-p-ʿ)
7 terms

Etymology

Compare Arabic شَفَعَ (šafaʕa).

Verb

שָׁפַע • (shafá') (pa'al construction)

1. to flow in abundance, to abound

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁפַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לשפוע / לִשְׁפֹּעַ
		action noun		שְׁפִיעָה
		passive participle		—
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	שָׁפַעְתִּי		שָׁפַעְנוּ
	second	שָׁפַעְתָּ	שָׁפַעְתְּ	שְׁפַעְתֶּם1	שְׁפַעְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁפַע	שָׁפְעָה	שָׁפְעוּ
present		שׁוֹפֵעַ	שׁוֹפַעַת	שׁוֹפְעִים	שׁוֹפְעוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁפַּע		נִשְׁפַּע
	second	תִּשְׁפַּע	תִּשְׁפְּעִי	תִּשְׁפְּעוּ	תִּשְׁפַּעְנָה2
	third	יִשְׁפַּע	תִּשְׁפַּע	יִשְׁפְּעוּ	תִּשְׁפַּעְנָה2
imperative	positive	שְׁפַע	שִׁפְעִי	שִׁפְעוּ	שְׁפַעְנָה2
	negative	אַל + Second person future tense

¹ Commonly pronounced שָׁפַעְתֶּם and שָׁפַעְתֶּן in Modern Hebrew (by analogy with other past forms).
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֶׁפַע • (shéfa') m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. abundance