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Hebrew
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-. Note that this Hebrew form is peculiar to the Tiberian vocalization. The Palestinian vocalization points to אַהֶל (ʾáhel) instead, truer to the vowel in every other known cognate.
Pronunciation
Noun
אוהל / אֹהֶל • (óhel) m (plural indefinite אוהלים / אֹהָלִים, singular construct אוהל / אֹהֶל־, plural construct אוהלי / אָהֳלֵי־)
- A tent: a portable shelter of skins or strong cloth stretched and held up by poles.
- (Judaism) A collective term for all that covers a dead body or that a dead body covers; used in legal discussions of purity and impurity.
- An ohel: a structure erected over the grave of a great and righteous person.
- (אֹהֶל־, óhel-) Singular construct state form of אוהל (óhel).