שקע

Hebrew

Root
שׁ־ק־ע (sh-q-ʿ)
5 terms

Verb

שָׁקַע • (shaká') (pa'al construction)

1. to sink, to go down

Conjugation

Conjugation of שָׁקַע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

non-finite forms		to-infinitive		לשקוע / לִשְׁקֹעַ
		action noun		שְׁקִיעָה
		passive participle		שָׁקוּעַ
finite forms		singular		plural
		m	f	m	f
past	first	שָׁקַעְתִּי		שָׁקַעְנוּ
	second	שָׁקַעְתָּ	שָׁקַעְתְּ	שְׁקַעְתֶּם1	שְׁקַעְתֶּן1
	third	שָׁקַע	שָׁקְעָה	שָׁקְעוּ
present		שׁוֹקֵעַ	שׁוֹקַעַת	שׁוֹקְעִים	שׁוֹקְעוֹת
future	first	אֶשְׁקַע		נִשְׁקַע
	second	תִּשְׁקַע	תִּשְׁקְעִי	תִּשְׁקְעוּ	תִּשְׁקַעְנָה2
	third	יִשְׁקַע	תִּשְׁקַע	יִשְׁקְעוּ	תִּשְׁקַעְנָה2
imperative		שְׁקַע	שִׁקְעִי	שִׁקְעוּ	שְׁקַעְנָה2

¹ Pronounced שָׁקַעְתֶּם and שָׁקַעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
² Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֶׁקַע • (shéka) m (plural indefinite שְׁקָעִים, singular construct שֶׁקַע־)

1. depression, low
2. socket

References

• “שקע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• שקע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he