Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עסק

pattern KATUL

עָסוּק asuk
עֲסוּקָה asuka

busy, occupied

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עָסוּק asuk
עֲסוּקָה asuka
עֲסוּקִים asukim
עֲסוּקוֹת asukot

Notes

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

See also

  • Noun – kittul pattern, masculine עִיסּוּק duty, task, activity; vocation, profession; job, employment
  • Noun – ketel pattern, masculine עֵסֶק business, enterprise; matter, affair, duty, project
  • Verb – pa'al לַעֲסוֹק to deal (with something), to work at (ב-)
  • Verb – hif'il לְהַעֲסִיק to keep busy; to employ
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְעַסֵּק to occupy oneself, to be involved with, to fiddle with (ב-)
  • Noun – kitla pattern, feminine עִסְקָה deal, trade, transaction
  • Adjective עִסְקִי business, commercial
  • Noun – taktula pattern, feminine תַּעֲסוּקָה employment; occupation