פיחד

Hebrew
Root
⁧פ־ח־ד⁩ (p-ḥ-d)

Etymology

From the root ⁧פ־ח־ד⁩ (p-ḥ-d); perhaps originally an intensive form of ⁧פָּחַד⁩ (pakhád), hence “to fear greatly”.

Verb

⁧פיחד / פִּחֵד⁩ • (pikhéd) third-singular masculine past (pi'el construction)

  1. To fear, to be afraid or scared.
    • Proverbs 28:14 (with translation from the King James Version of the Bible):
      ⁧אַשְׁרֵי אָדָם מְפַחֵד תָּמִיד וּמַקְשֶׁה לִבּוֹ יִפּוֹל בְּרָעָה׃⁩
      'ashréi 'adám m'faḥéd tamíd umaqshé libbó yippól b'ra`á.
      Happy is the man that feareth alway but he that hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief.
    • A song by Baruch Chait based on the words of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov
      ⁧כל העולם כולו, גשר צר מאד, והעיקר לא לפחד כלל.⁩
      kol ha'olam kuló, gésher tzar m'od, v'ha'ikár lo l'fakhéd klal.
      The whole world is a very narrow bridge, and the main thing is not to fear at all.
    • ⁧אפרת גוש, גם אני הייתי שם⁩
      ⁧האם את מפחדת בלילה במיטה שהוא יצעק את שמי ולא יזכור מי את?⁩

Usage notes
  • This verb is rarely used in the past tense, with the synonym ⁧פָּחַד⁩ (pakhád) used instead.

Conjugation
Conjugation of ⁧פיחד / פִּחֵד⁩ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: ⁧לְפַחֵד⁩
  • action noun: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first ⁧פיחדתי / פִּחַדְתִּי⁩⁧פיחדנו / פִּחַדְנוּ⁩
second ⁧פיחדת / פִּחַדְתָּ⁩⁧פיחדת / פִּחַדְתְּ⁩⁧פיחדתם / פִּחַדְתֶּם⁩⁧פיחדתן / פִּחַדְתֶּן⁩
third ⁧פיחד / פִּחֵד⁩⁧פיחדה / פִּחֲדָה⁩⁧פיחדו / פִּחֲדוּ⁩
present ⁧מְפַחֵד⁩⁧מְפַחֶדֶת⁩⁧מְפַחֲדִים⁩⁧מְפַחֲדוֹת⁩
future first ⁧אֲפַחֵד⁩⁧נְפַחֵד⁩
second ⁧תְּפַחֵד⁩⁧תְּפַחֲדִי⁩⁧תְּפַחֲדוּ⁩⁧תְּפַחֵדְנָה⁩1
third ⁧יְפַחֵד⁩⁧תְּפַחֵד⁩⁧יְפַחֲדוּ⁩⁧תְּפַחֵדְנָה⁩1
imperative ⁧פַּחֵד⁩⁧פַּחֲדִי⁩⁧פַּחֲדוּ⁩⁧פַּחֵדְנָה⁩1
notes
  1. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Synonyms
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