עקד
Hebrew
Etymology
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| ע־ק־ד (ʿ-q-d) |
From the root עקד (ʿ-q-d), in the paʿal conjugation.
Verb
עָקַד • (ʿaqád) (pa'al construction, passive counterpart נֶעֱקַד)
- to bind, to tie limbs together, especially in the context of sacrifice
- Genesis 22:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- וַיָּבֹאוּ אֶל־הַמָּקוֹם אֲשֶׁר אָמַר־לוֹ הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּבֶן שָׁם אַבְרָהָם אֶת־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ וַיַּעֲרֹךְ אֶת־הָעֵצִים וַיַּעֲקֹד אֶת־יִצְחָק בְּנוֹ וַיָּשֶׂם אֹתוֹ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּחַ מִמַּעַל לָעֵצִים׃
- Va-yavóu el ha-maqóm ashér amár lo ha-Elohím va-yíven sham Avrahám et ha-mizbéaḥ va-ya'arókh et ha-ʿetzím va-yaʿaqod et Yitzḥáq bno va-yásem oto ʿal ha-mizbéaḥ mi-máʿal la-ʿetzim.
- And they came to the place which God had told him of; and Abraham built the altar there, and laid the wood in order, and bound Isaac his son, and laid him on the altar, upon the wood.
- a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Rosh Hashanah 16a:
- אָמַר רַבִּי אָבָּהוּ: לָמָּה תּוֹקְעִין בַּשּׁוֹפָר שֶׁל אַיִל? אָמַר הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא, תָּקְעוּ לְפָנַי בַּשּׁוֹפָר שֶׁל אַיִל, כְּדֵי שֶׁאֶזְכֹּר לָכֶם עֲקֵדַת יִצְחָק בֶּן אַבְרָהָם, וּמַעֲלֶה אֲנִי עֲלֵיכֶם כְּאִלּוּ עֲקַדְתֶּם עַצְמְכֶם לְפָנַי.
- Amár Rabbi Abáhu: Lamá toqʿín ba-shofár shel áyil? Amár ha-Qadósh Barúkh Hu, taqʿú l'fanái ba-shofár shel áyil, k'déi she-ezkór lakhém ʿaqedát Yitzḥáq ben Avrahám, u-maʿalé aní ʿaleikhém k-ílu ʿaqadtém ʿatsm'khém l'fanái.
- Said Rabbi Abbahu: Why do we blast on the horn of a ram? The Holy Blessed One said, Blast before me on the horn of a ram, so that I remember for you the binding of Isaac son of Abraham, and I will merit it for you as if you bound yourseles before Me.
- Genesis 22:9, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
Conjugation
Conjugation of עָקַד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
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| m. | f. | m. | f. | ||
| past | first | עָקַדְתִּי | עָקַדְנוּ | ||
| second | עָקַדְתָּ | עָקַדְתְּ | עֲקַדְתֶּם1 | עֲקַדְתֶּן1 | |
| third | עָקַד | עָקְדָה | עָקְדוּ | ||
| present | עוֹקֵד | עוֹקֶדֶת | עוֹקְדִים | עוֹקְדוֹת | |
| future | first | אעקוד / אֶעֱקֹד | נעקוד / נַעֲקֹד | ||
| second | תעקוד / תַּעֲקֹד | תַּעַקְדִי | תַּעַקְדוּ | תעקודנה / תַּעֲקֹדְנָה2 | |
| third | יעקוד / יַעֲקֹד | תעקוד / תַּעֲקֹד | יַעַקְדוּ | תעקודנה / תַּעֲקֹדְנָה2 | |
| imperative | עקוד / עֲקֹד | עִקְדִי | עִקְדוּ | עקודנה / עֲקֹדְנָה2 | |
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