חזיר
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Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ז־ר (ḥ-z-r) |
Etymology
Cognate with Aramaic חֲזִירָא (ḥăzīrā), Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), and Maltese ħanżir.
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /χaˈziʁ/
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Noun
חֲזִיר • (khazír) m (plural indefinite חֲזִירִים, singular construct חֲזִיר־, plural construct חֲזִירֵי־)
Derived terms
- חֲזַרְזִיר (khazarzír)
See also
References
- H2386 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “חזיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
חזיר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
חזיר • (khazer) m, plural חזירים (khazeyrem)
Derived terms
- אַ חזיר בלײַבט אַ חזיר (a khazer blaybt a khazer)
- חזיר־ניסל (khazer-nisl)
- חזיר־פֿעטס (khazer-fets)
- חזירײַ (khazeray)
- שטעכל־חזיר (shtekhl-khazer)
Related terms
- חזיריש (khazerish)