Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root אכזר

אַכְזָרִי achzari
אַכְזָרִית achzarit

cruel, merciless

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
אַכְזָרִי achzari
אַכְזָרִית achzarit
אַכְזָרִיִּים achzariyim
אַכְזָרִיּוֹת achzariyot

Notes

The first radical of this word is guttural; this affects the adjacent vowels.

This word has a 4-letter root. The second and third letters of the root occupy the place reserved for the middle radical in the inflection model.

See also

  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְאַכְזֵר to be cruel, to ill treat (אל)
  • Noun – feminine אַכְזָרִיּוּת cruelty