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Hebrew
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Akkadian 𒋠𒍝𒆳𒋛𒀀 (argamannu).
Noun
אַרְגְּוָן • (ʾargewān) m
- (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
Noun
אִרְגּוּן • (irgún) m (plural indefinite אִרְגּוּנִים)
- organization
- planning, method
Proper noun
אִרְגּוּן • (irgún) m
- The Irgun.
Etymology 3
Noun
אַרְגּוֹן • (argón) m
- 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) ?
- the Irgun