סחף

Hebrew

Root
ס־ח־ף (s-kh-p)

Noun

סַחַף • (sákhaf) m

1. sediment, alluvium

Verb

סָחַף • (sakháf) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

1. to erode
2. to overwhelm

Conjugation

Conjugation of סָחַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לסחוף / לִסְחֹף action noun: סְחִיפָה passive participle: סָחוּף
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	סָחַפְתִּי		סָחַפְנוּ
	second	סָחַפְתָּ	סָחַפְתְּ	סְחַפְתֶּם1	סְחַפְתֶּן1
	third	סָחַף	סָחֲפָה	סָחֲפוּ
present		סוֹחֵף	סוֹחֶפֶת	סוֹחֲפִים	סוֹחֲפוֹת
future	first	אֶסְחַף		נִסְחַף
	second	תִּסְחַף	תִּסְחֲפִי	תִּסְחֲפוּ	תִּסְחַפְנָה2
	third	יִסְחַף	תִּסְחַף	יִסְחֲפוּ	תִּסְחַפְנָה2
imperative		סְחַף	סַחֲפִי	סַחֲפוּ	סְחַפְנָה2
notes		Pronounced סָחַפְתֶּם and סָחַפְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

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

Further reading

• סחף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he