שרץ

Hebrew
Root
שׁ־ר־ץ (š-r-ṣ)

Verb

שָׁרַץ • (sharáts) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to wriggle, to swarm, to creep
  2. to infest

Conjugation
Conjugation of שָׁרַץ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
  • to-infinitive: לשרוץ / לִשְׁרֹץ
  • action noun: שְׁרִיצָה
  • passive participle: —
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first שָׁרַצְתִּישָׁרַצְנוּ
second שָׁרַצְתָּשָׁרַצְתְּשְׁרַצְתֶּם1שְׁרַצְתֶּן1
third שָׁרַץשָׁרְצָהשָׁרְצוּ
present שׁוֹרֵץשׁוֹרֶצֶתשׁוֹרְצִיםשׁוֹרְצוֹת
future first אשרוץ / אֶשְׁרֹץנשרוץ / נִשְׁרֹץ
second תשרוץ / תִּשְׁרֹץתִּשְׁרְצִיתִּשְׁרְצוּתשרוצנה / תִּשְׁרֹצְנָה2
third ישרוץ / יִשְׁרֹץתשרוץ / תִּשְׁרֹץיִשְׁרְצוּתשרוצנה / תִּשְׁרֹצְנָה2
imperative שרוץ / שְׁרֹץשִׁרְצִישִׁרְצוּשרוצנה / שְׁרֹצְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced שָׁרַצְתֶּם and שָׁרַצְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Noun

שֶׁרֶץ • (shérets) m (plural indefinite שְׁרָצִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bug, creepy-crawly
  2. small unkosher edible animals

References

Yiddish

Etymology

From Hebrew שֶׁרֶץ (shérets).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʃɛʁət͡s/

Noun

שרץ • (sherets) m, plural שרצים (shrotsem)

  1. reptile, worm, crawling animal
  2. bug, creepy-crawly

Derived terms
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