פָּסַס pâçaç — probably to disperse, i.e. (intransitive) disappear
Translated in the KJV as cease.
a primitive root; probably to disperse, i.e. (intransitive) disappear.
pâçaç in each stem
Qal (Pa'al)
Simple · active — the plain action; the subject does it
Perfect (qatal) 1
פַ֥סּוּ Ps 12:2 Perfect (qatal), 3rd person common plural
They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.
What the stems mean
A Hebrew verb is its root letters set into a pattern. The pattern — the binyan — is the grammar's way of saying three things at once: whether the action is simple, intensive or causative, and whether its subject is active, passive or reflexive. That is why one Hebrew word can need six English ones. All seven binyanim, explained ›