חטף

חטף

Aramaic

Verb

חטף • (transliteration needed)

1. to seize

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Hebrew

Root
ח־ט־ף‎ (ḥ-ṭ-p)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic خَطَفَ‎ (ḵaṭafa).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /χaˈtaf/

Verb

חָטַף • (chatáf) (pa'al construction)

1. to grab
2. to kidnap

Conjugation

Conjugation of חָטַף (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לחטוף / לַחֲטֹף‎ action noun: חֲטִיפָה‎ passive participle: חָטוּף‎
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	חָטַפְתִּי‎		חָטַפְנוּ‎
	second	חָטַפְתָּ‎	חָטַפְתְּ‎	חֲטַפְתֶּם‎1	חֲטַפְתֶּן‎1
	third	חָטַף	חָטְפָה‎	חָטְפוּ‎
present		חוֹטֵף‎	חוֹטֶפֶת‎	חוֹטְפִים‎	חוֹטְפוֹת‎
future	first	אחטוף / אֶחֱטֹף‎		נחטוף / נַחֲטֹף‎
	second	תחטוף / תַּחֲטֹף‎	תַּחַטְפִי‎	תַּחַטְפוּ‎	תחטופנה / תַּחֲטֹפְנָה‎2
	third	יחטוף / יַחֲטֹף‎	תחטוף / תַּחֲטֹף‎	יַחַטְפוּ‎	תחטופנה / תַּחֲטֹפְנָה‎2
imperative		חטוף / חֲטֹף‎	חִטְפִי‎	חִטְפוּ‎	חטופנה / חֲטֹפְנָה‎2
notes		Pronounced חָטַפְתֶּם‎ and חָטַפְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

חֲטָף • (khatáf) m (singular construct חֲטַף־)

1. hataph

Derived terms

• חֲטַף סֶגּוֹל‎ (khatáf segól)
• חֲטַף פַּתָּח‎ (khatáf patákh)
• חֲטַף קָמָץ‎ (khatáf kamáts)

References

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

Further reading

• חטף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he