יער
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Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| י־ע־ר (y-ʿ-r) |
Etymology
Compare Arabic وَعْر (waʕr, “badlands”)
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈja(ʕ)aʁ/, /ˈjaʔaʁ/
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Noun
יַעַר • (yá'ar) m (plural indefinite יְעָרוֹת, singular construct יַעַר־, plural construct יַעֲרֵי־)
- A forest.
- Tanach, Psalms 96:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
- יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָעַר׃
- yaʿalóz sadái v-khol ashér bo; az y'ran'nú kol ʿatséi yáʿar
- Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;
- (יַעַר־, yá'ar) Singular construct state form of יַעַר (yá'ar).
Usage notes
- In addition to the usual plural forms given above, the plural indefinite form יְעָרִים and plural construct form יַעֲרִי־ are also common.
Derived terms
- לא דובים ולא יער / לֹא דֻּבִּים וְלֹא יַעַר (lo dubím v'lo yá'ar)
- קָרַחַת יַעַר (karákhat yá'ar)
See also
- חורש / חֹרֶשׁ (khóresh, “grove, forest, thicket”)
References
Further reading
יער on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
