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]

crime, transgression
- 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.
(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 forms	singular	plural
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

פֶּשַׁע מִלְחָמָה‎ (pésha' milkhamá, “war crime”)
פֶּשַׁע שִׂנְאָה‎ (pésha sin'á, “hate crime”)

Related terms

פּוֹשֵׁעַ‎ (poshéa')

Verb

פָּשַׁע • (pashá') (pa'al construction)

to commit a crime

Conjugation

Conjugation of פָּשַׁע (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)

finite forms		singular		plural
non-finite forms		to-infinitive: לפשוע / לִפְשֹׁעַ‎ action noun: פְּשִׁיעָה‎ passive participle: —
finite forms		m.	f.	m.	f.
past	first	פָּשַׁעְתִּי‎		פָּשַׁעְנוּ‎
	second	פָּשַׁעְתָּ‎	פָּשַׁעְתְּ‎	פְּשַׁעְתֶּם‎¹	פְּשַׁעְתֶּן‎¹
	third	פָּשַׁע	פָּשְׁעָה‎	פָּשְׁעוּ‎
present		פּוֹשֵׁעַ‎	פּוֹשַׁעַת‎	פּוֹשְׁעִים‎	פּוֹשְׁעוֹת‎
future	first	אֶפְשַׁע‎		נִפְשַׁע‎
	second	תִּפְשַׁע‎	תִּפְשְׁעִי‎	תִּפְשְׁעוּ‎	תִּפְשַׁעְנָה‎²
	third	יִפְשַׁע‎	תִּפְשַׁע‎	יִפְשְׁעוּ‎	תִּפְשַׁעְנָה‎²
imperative		פְּשַׁע	פִּשְׁעִי‎	פִּשְׁעוּ‎	פְּשַׁעְנָה‎²
notes		Pronounced פָּשַׁעְתֶּם‎ and פָּשַׁעְתֶּן‎ in informal Modern Hebrew. 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]

pace, step

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