Hebrew Learning Guide
Adjectives

root עקש

pattern KITTEL

עִקֵּשׁ ikesh
עִקֶּשֶׁת ikeshet

stubborn, obstinate

Adjective forms

masc. singular fem. singular masc. plural fem. plural
עִקֵּשׁ ikesh
עִקֶּשֶׁת ikeshet
עִקְּשִׁים ikshim
עִקְּשׁוֹת ikshot

Notes

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

See also

  • Noun – hitkattlut pattern, feminine הִתְעַקְּשׁוּת stubbornness, insistence
  • Verb – hitpa'el לְהִתְעַקֵּשׁ to insist, to be stubborn
  • Adjective – katlan pattern עַקְשָׁן stubborn, obstinate; persistent, tenacious