צד

צד

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
צ־ד־ד‎ (ṣ-d-d)

Likely related to Arabic ضد‎ (ḍadd).

Noun

צַד • (tsád) m (plural indefinite צְדָדִים‎ or צִדִּים‎, singular construct צַד־, plural construct צִדֵּי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (literally) A side.
2. (figuratively) A side, an aspect; a viewpoint.

   ‏הצד החיובי‎ ― hatsád hakhiyuví ― the bright side (literally, “the positive side”)

   ‏מצד אחד, […]; מצד שני\\אחר, […]‎

   mitsád ekhád, […]; mitsád shení/akhér, […]

   On the one hand, […]; on the other hand, […]

   (literally, “From one side, […]; from another side, […]”)

Declension

Declension of צַד

Number	Isolated forms		With possessive pronouns
	State	Form	Person	singular		plural
				m.	f.	m.	f.
singular	indefinite	צַד	first	צִדִּי‎		צִדֵּנוּ‎
	definite	הַצַּד‎	second	צִדְּךָ‎	צִדֵּךְ‎	צִדְּכֶם‎	צִדְּכֶן‎
	construct	צַד־	third	צִדּוֹ‎	צִדָּהּ‎	צִדָּם‎	צִדָּן‎
plural	indefinite	צְדָדִים‎	first	צדדיי / צְדָדַי‎		צְדָדֵינוּ‎
	definite	הַצְּדָדִים‎	second	צְדָדֶיךָ‎	צדדייך / צְדָדַיִךְ‎	צִדְדֵיכֶם‎	צִדְדֵיכֶן‎
	construct	צִדְדֵי־‎	third	צְדָדָיו‎	צְדָדֶיהָ‎	צִדְדֵיהֶם‎	צִדְדֵיהֶן‎
plural	indefinite	צִדִּים‎	first	צדיי / צִדַּי‎		צִדֵּינוּ‎
	definite	הַצִּדִּים‎	second	צִדֶּיךָ‎	צדייך / צִדַּיִךְ‎	צִדֵּיכֶם‎	צִדֵּיכֶן‎
	construct	צִדֵּי־‎	third	צִדָּיו‎	צִדֶּיהָ‎	צִדֵּיהֶם‎	צִדֵּיהֶן‎

Etymology 2

Root
צ־י־ד‎ (ṣ-y-d)

Verb

צָד • (tsad) (pa'al construction, infinitive לָצוּד‎, future יָצוּד‎, imperative צוּד‎)

1. to hunt

Conjugation

Conjugation of צָד (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 

non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לָצוּד‎ action noun: —
finite forms		singular		plural
		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	צַדְתִּי‎		צַדְנוּ‎
	second	צַדְתָּ‎	צַדְתְּ‎	צַדְתֶּם‎	צַדְתֶּן‎
	third	צָד	צָדָה‎	צָדוּ‎
present		צָד	צָדָה‎	צָדִים‎	צָדוֹת‎
future	first	אָצוּד‎		נָצוּד‎
	second	תָּצוּד‎	תָּצוּדִי‎	תָּצוּדוּ‎	תצודנה / תָּצֹדְנָה‎1
	third	יָצוּד‎	תָּצוּד‎	יָצוּדוּ‎	תצודנה / תָּצֹדְנָה‎1
imperative		צוּד‎	צוּדִי‎	צוּדוּ‎	צודנה / צֹדְנָה‎1
notes		Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Related terms

• צייד / צַיָּד‎
• מָצוֹד‎
• צַיִד‎