זן

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Hebrew

Etymology

Via Aramaic זנא / זנה / ܙܢܐ descending from Proto-Iranian *jánHah, Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ánHas.

Pronunciation

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  • (verb)

Noun

זַן (zanm (plural indefinite זָנִים, plural construct זְנֵי־)

  1. breed (of animal)
  2. type, variety
  3. strain

Verb

Root
ז־ו־ן (z-w-n)
5 terms

זָן (zan) (pa'al construction)

  1. (flowery) to sustain, to nurture, to feed

Conjugation

References

  • Wagner, Max (1966) Die lexikalischen und grammatikalischen Aramaismen im alttestamentlichen Hebräisch (Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die alttestamentliche Wissenschaft; 96) (in German), Berlin: Alfred Töpelmann, →ISBN, page 49 Nr. 79