How to say "to wait" in Hebrew
לְצַפּוֹת
[letsapot]without vowels: לצפות
Meaning: to wait
"to wait" in Hebrew is לְצַפּוֹת (letsapot). A verb in binyan pi'el, root צ-פ-ה. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pi'el
- Root
- צ-פ-ה
Examples: "to wait" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא מְצַפֶּה | metsape |
| she | הִיא מְצַפָּה | metsapa |
| they (m.) | הֵם מְצַפִּים | metsapim |
| they (f.) | הֵן מְצַפּוֹת | metsapot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי צִיפִּיתִי | tsipiti |
| he | הוּא צִיפָּה | tsipa |
| she | הִיא צִיפְּתָה | tsipta |
| they | הֵם צִיפּוּ | tsipu |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֲצַפֶּה | atsape |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תְּצַפֶּה | tetsape |
| he | הוּא יְצַפֶּה | ytsape |
| she | הִיא תְּצַפֶּה | tetsape |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (צ-פ-ה)
- לִצְפּוֹת — to look