ארגון

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu).

Noun

אַרְגְּוָן (ʾargewānm

  1. (Biblical Hebrew) purple
    • Tanach, 2 Chronicles 2:6, with translation of jps:
      וְעַתָּה שְׁלַח־לִי אִישׁ־חָכָם לַעֲשׂוֹת בַּזָּהָב וּבַכֶּסֶף וּבַנְּחֹשֶׁת וּבַבַּרְזֶל וּבָאַרְגְּוָן וְכַרְמִיל וּתְכֵלֶת וְיֹדֵעַ לְפַתֵּחַ פִּתּוּחִים עִם־הַחֲכָמִים אֲשֶׁר עִמִּי בִּיהוּדָה וּבִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם אֲשֶׁר הֵכִין דָּוִיד אָבִי׃
      V-'atá shlaḥ li ish ḥakhám la'asót ba-zaháv u-va-késef u-va-nḥóshet u-va-barzél u-va-argván v-kharmíl u-tkhélet v-yodéa' l'fatéaḥ pituḥím 'im ha-ḥakhamím ashér 'immí bi-yhudá u-viyrushaláyim ashér hekhín Davíyd aví.
      Now therefore send me a man skilful to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass, and in iron, and in purple, and crimson, and blue, and that hath skill to grave all manner of gravings, to be with the skilful men that are with me in Judah and in Jerusalem, whom David my father did provide.

Etymology 2

Root
א־ר־ג־ן (ʾ-r-g-n)

Noun

אִרְגּוּן (irgúnm (plural indefinite אִרְגּוּנִים)

  1. organization
  2. planning, method

Proper noun

אִרְגּוּן (irgúnm

  1. The Irgun.

Etymology 3

Chemical element
Ar
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Noun

אַרְגּוֹן (argónm

  1. argon (the chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18)

References

  • ארגון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew ארגון (irgún).

Proper noun

ארגון (irgun?

  1. the Irgun