פשע

Hebrew

Etymology 1
Root
פ־שׁ־ע (p-š-ʿ)

Compare Ugaritic 𐎔𐎌𐎓 (pšʿ, “rebellion, transgression”).

Noun

פֶּשַׁע • (pésha') m (plural indefinite פְּשָׁעִים, singular construct פֶּשַׁע־, plural construct פִּשְׁעֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. felony, transgression
    • Tanach, Proverbs 29:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      בְּפֶשַׁע אִישׁ רָע מוֹקֵשׁ וְצַדִּיק יָרוּן וְשָׂמֵחַ׃
      B-fesha ish ra moqésh, v'tzadík yarún v'saméaḥ.
      In the transgression of an evil man there is a snare; but the righteous doth sing and rejoice.
  2. (Jewish law) a rebellious sin, done for the purpose of opposing God and not for its own benefit
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Yoma 36:b:
      פשעים אלו המרדים וכן הוא אומר (מלכים ב ג, ז) מלך מואב פשע בי
      P'sha'im are rebellious, and that's why it says in II Kings 3:7, "The king of Moab rebelled against me"
Declension table
  singular plural
absolute פֶּשַע פְּשָעִים
absolute, Biblical verse-final form פָּשַע פְּשָעִים
construct פֶּשַע פִּשְעֵי
definite הַפֶּשַע הַפְּשָעִים
Possessive formssingularplural
my פִּשְעִי פְּשָעַי
your (masc. sing.) פִּשְעֲךָ פְּשָעֶיךָ
your (fem. sing.) פִּשְעֵךְ פְּשָעַיִךְ
his פִּשְעוֹ פְּשָעָיו
her פִּשְעָהּ פְּשָעֶיהָ
our פִּשְעֵנוּ פְּשָעֵינוּ
your (masc. pl.) פִּשְעֲכֶם פִּשְעֵיכֶם
your (fem. pl.) פִּשְעֲכֶן פִּשְעֵיכֶן
their (masc.) פִּשְעָם פִּשְעֵיהֶם
their (fem.) פִּשְעָן פִּשְעֵיהֶן
Derived terms
References

Verb

פָּשַׁע • (pashá') third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to commit a crime
Conjugation
Conjugation of פָּשַׁע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לפשוע / לִפְשֹׁעַ
  • action noun: פְּשִׁיעָה
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first פָּשַׁעְתִּיפָּשַׁעְנוּ
second פָּשַׁעְתָּפָּשַׁעְתְּפְּשַׁעְתֶּם1פְּשַׁעְתֶּן1
third פָּשַׁעפָּשְׁעָהפָּשְׁעוּ
present פּוֹשֵׁעַפּוֹשַׁעַתפּוֹשְׁעִיםפּוֹשְׁעוֹת
future first אֶפְשַׁענִפְשַׁע
second תִּפְשַׁעתִּפְשְׁעִיתִּפְשְׁעוּתִּפְשַׁעְנָה2
third יִפְשַׁעתִּפְשַׁעיִפְשְׁעוּתִּפְשַׁעְנָה2
imperative פְּשַׁעפִּשְׁעִיפִּשְׁעוּפְּשַׁעְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced פָּשַׁעְתֶּם and פָּשַׁעְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2
Root
פ־שׂ־ע (p-ś-ʿ)

Noun

פֶּשַׂע • (pésa') m (plural indefinite פְּשָׂעִים, singular construct פֶּשַׂע־, plural construct פִּשְׂעֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. pace, step
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