קפא

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
ק־פ־א (q-p-ʾ)

From the root ק־פ־א (q-p-ʾ).

Verb

קָפָא • (kafa) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to freeze
  2. to solidify
Conjugation
Conjugation of קָפָא (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לקפוא / לִקְפֹּא
  • action noun: קְפִיאָה
  • passive participle: קָפוּא
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first קָפָאתִיקָפָאנוּ
second קָפָאתָקָפָאתקְפָאתֶם1קְפָאתֶן1
third קָפָאקָפְאָהקָפְאוּ
present קוֹפֵאקוֹפֵאתקוֹפְאִיםקוֹפְאוֹת
future first אֶקְפָּאנִקְפָּא
second תִּקְפָּאתִּקְפְּאִיתִּקְפְּאוּתִּקְפֶּאנָה2
third יִקְפָּאתִּקְפָּאיִקְפְּאוּתִּקְפֶּאנָה2
imperative קְפָאקִפְאִיקִפְאוּקְפֶאנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced קָפָאתֶם and קָפָאתֶן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

Ultimately borrowed from Ancient Greek κάππα (káppa).

Proper noun

קָפָּא • (káppa) f

  1. Alternative form of כָּפָּא
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