Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עקש

pattern KATLAN

עַקְשָׁן akshan
עַקְשָׁנִית akshanit

stubborn, obstinate; persistent, tenacious

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עַקְשָׁן akshan
עַקְשָׁנִית akshanit
עַקְשָׁנִים akshanim
עַקְשָׁנִיּוֹת akshaniyot

Notes

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

See also

  • Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine הִתְעַקְּשׁוּת stubbornness, insistence
  • Adjective – kittel pattern עִיקֵּשׁ stubborn, obstinate
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְעַקֵּשׁ to insist, to be stubborn