חריף – sharp, acute; spicy, hot (food); keen, smart – Hebrew conjugation tables

Adjective – katil pattern

Root: ח - ר - ף

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

sharp, acute; spicy, hot (food); keen, smart

Singular		Plural
Masculine	Feminine	Masculine	Feminine
חָרִיף charif sharp, acute; spicy, hot (food); keen, smart	חֲרִיפָה charifa sharp, acute; spicy, hot (food); keen, smart	חֲרִיפִים charifim sharp, acute; spicy, hot (food); keen, smart	חֲרִיפוֹת charifot sharp, acute; spicy, hot (food); keen, smart

Word	Root	Part of speech	Meaning
חוֹרֶף choref	ח - ר - ף	Noun – kotel pattern, masculine	winter
חוֹרְפִּי chorpi	ח - ר - ף	Adjective	winter, wintery
לַחְרוֹף lachrof	ח - ר - ף	Verb – pa'al	to winter, to spend winter (of animals)
לְחָרֵף lecharef	ח - ר - ף	Verb – pi'el	to insult, to abuse, to curse (lit.)
לְהַחֲרִיף lehacharif	ח - ר - ף	Verb – hif'il	to worsen, to aggravate