דורבן
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Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
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| ד־ר־ב (d-r-b) |
From Moroccan Arabic ضربان (ḍurbān, “porcupine”), from Classical Arabic ظَرِبَان (ẓaribān, “polecat”).
Noun
דורבן / דָּרְבָּן • (dorbán) m
- spike, spur
- Tanach, Ecclesiastes 12:11, with translation of the King James Version:
- דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנוֹת וּכְמַשְׂמְרוֹת נְטוּעִים
- divrḗ ḥachamím kaddorvonót uchəmasmərót nətu'ím
- The words of the wise are as goads and as nails fastened
- porcupine