גרגר

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ג־ר־ג־ר (g-r-g-r)

Pronunciation

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Noun

גַּרְגַּר • (gargár) m (plural indefinite גַּרְגְּרִים)

  1. berry (usually of olive or grape)
    • Tanach, Isaiah 17:6, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וְנִשְׁאַר־בּוֹ עוֹלֵלֹת כְּנֹקֶף זַיִת שְׁנַיִם שְׁלֹשָׁה גַּרְגְּרִים בְּרֹאשׁ אָמִיר אַרְבָּעָה חֲמִשָּׁה בִּסְעִפֶיהָ פֹּרִיָּה נְאֻם־יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל׃
      V-nish'ar bo 'olalót k-nóqef záyit shnáyim shloshá garg'rím b-rosh amír arba'á bi-s'iféha poriyá n'um Adonái Elohéi Yisraél
      Yet there shall be left therein gleanings, as at the beating of an olive-tree, two or three berries in the top of the uppermost bough, four or five in the branches of the fruitful tree, saith the LORD, the God of Israel.
    • a. 425 C.E., Jerusalem Talmud, Berachot 21d:
      רִבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל בֵּי רִבִּי יוֹסֵי אָמַר מִשּׁוּם אָבִיו אֶשְׁכּוֹל שֶׁבִּיכֵּר בּוֹ גַּרְגִּר יְחִידִי כּוּלּוֹ חִיבּוּר לְמַעְשְׂרוֹת
      Ríbbi Yishma'él bei Ríbbi Yoséi amár mi-shúm avív, eshkól she-bikér bo gargír y'ḥidí kuló ḥibbur l-ma'srót.
      Rabbi Ishmael son of Rabbi Yose said in his father's name: a cluster where a single grape ripened is all connected for tithes.
    • a. 217 C.E., Mishnah, Pe'ah 6:5:
      שְׁנֵי גַרְגְּרִים, פֶּרֶט, וּשְׁלשָׁה אֵינָן פֶּרֶט.
      Shnei garg'rím, péreṭ; u-shloshá einán péreṭ.
      Two grapes are gleanings, and three grapes are not gleanings.

Usage notes

  • In most manuscripts this noun is vocalized גַּרְגַּר (gargár), but in some it is vocalized as גַּרְגִּר (gargír).

Declension

Declension of גַּרְגַּר
Number Isolated forms With possessive pronouns
State Form Person singular plural
m. f. m. f.
singular indefinite גַּרְגַּר first גַּרְגְּרִי גַּרְגְּרֵנוּ
definite הַגַּרְגַּר second גַּרְגְּרְךָ גַּרְגְּרֵךְ גַּרְגְּרְכֶם גַּרְגְּרְכֶן
construct גַּרְגַּר־ third גַּרְגְּרוֹ גַּרְגְּרָהּ גַּרְגְּרָם גַּרְגְּרָן
plural indefinite גַּרְגְּרִים first גרגריי / גַּרְגְּרַי גַּרְגְּרֵינוּ
definite הַגַּרְגְּרִים second גַּרְגְּרֶיךָ גרגרייך / גַּרְגְּרַיִךְ גַּרְגְּרֵיכֶם גַּרְגְּרֵיכֶן
construct גַּרְגְּרֵי־ third גַּרְגְּרָיו גַּרְגְּרֶיהָ גַּרְגְּרֵיהֶם גַּרְגְּרֵיהֶן

References

  • “גרגר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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