How to say "to count" in Hebrew
לִסְפּוֹר
[lispor]without vowels: לספור
Meaning: to count
"to count" in Hebrew is לִסְפּוֹר (lispor). A verb in binyan pa'al, root ס-פ-ר. Present, past and future forms with transcription and audio.
- Part of speech
- verb
- Binyan
- pa'al
- Root
- ס-פ-ר
Examples: "to count" in the present, past and future
Present tense
| he | הוּא סוֹפֵר | sofer |
| she | הִיא סוֹפֶרֶת | soferet |
| they (m.) | הֵם סוֹפְרִים | sofrim |
| they (f.) | הֵן סוֹפְרוֹת | sofrot |
Past tense
| I | אֲנִי סָפַרְתִּי | safarti |
| he | הוּא סָפַר | safar |
| she | הִיא סָפְרָה | safra |
| they | הֵם סָפְרוּ | safru |
Future tense
| I | אֲנִי אֶסְפּוֹר | espor |
| you (m.) | אַתָּה תִּסְפּוֹר | tispor |
| he | הוּא יִסְפּוֹר | yispor |
| she | הִיא תִּסְפּוֹר | tispor |
Transcription is approximate: Hebrew stress usually falls on the last syllable.
Same root (ס-פ-ר)
- לְסַפֵּר — рассказывать
- לְהִסְתַּפֵּר — стричься