רץ

Hebrew

Etymology
Root
ר־ו־ץ‎ (r-w-ṣ)

Compare Ge'ez ሮጸ (roṣä, “to run”).

Pronunciation

Verb

רָץ • (rats) (pa'al construction)

  1. To run; to move forward quickly on legs.
    ‏הוא רץ מהר.‎‎ ― hu rats mahér. ― He runs/is running fast.
  2. To run; to go fast, to visit quickly.
    ‏רצתי לחנות.‎‎ ― rátsti lakhanút. ― I ran to the store.

Conjugation
Conjugation of רָץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first רַצְתִּי‎רַצְנוּ‎
second רַצְתָּ‎רַצְתְּ‎רַצְתֶּם‎רַצְתֶּן‎
third רָץרָצָה‎רָצוּ‎
present רָץרָצָה‎רָצִים‎רָצוֹת‎
future first אָרוּץ‎נָרוּץ‎
second תָּרוּץ‎תָּרוּצִי‎תָּרוּצוּ‎תרוצנה / תָּרֹצְנָה‎1
third יָרוּץ‎תָּרוּץ‎יָרוּצוּ‎תרוצנה / תָּרֹצְנָה‎1
imperative רוּץ‎רוּצִי‎רוּצוּ‎רוצנה / רֹצְנָה‎1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Further reading

Noun

רָץ • (rats) m

  1. A runner: a messenger who runs on foot.
  2. A runner: one who competes in a foot-race.
  3. A stripe, a band.
  4. (chess) A bishop: a chessman that moves diagonally.
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