כרך

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Hebrew

Root
כ־ר־ך (k-r-k)

Etymology

Derived from Demotic grg. Compare Coptic ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ (cercē).

Noun

כְּרַךְ • (k'rákh) m (plural indefinite כְּרַכִּים, singular construct כְּרַךְ־, plural construct כְּרַכֵּי־)

  1. large city, metropolis
  2. metropolitan area

Synonyms

Noun

כֶּרֶךְ • (kérekh) m

  1. volume (one book in a series of books)

Verb

כָּרַךְ • (karákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to bind (a book)
  2. to tie up, to wrap, to bind

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּרַךְ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first כָּרַכְתִּי כָּרַכְנוּ
second כָּרַכְתָּ כָּרַכְתְּ כְּרַכְתֶּם1 כְּרַכְתֶּן1
third כָּרַךְ כָּרְכָה כָּרְכוּ
present כּוֹרֵךְ כּוֹרֶכֶת כּוֹרְכִים כּוֹרְכוֹת
future first אכרוך / אֶכְרֹךְ נכרוך / נִכְרֹךְ
second תכרוך / תִּכְרֹךְ תִּכְרְכִי תִּכְרְכוּ תכרוכנה / תִּכְרֹכְנָה2
third יכרוך / יִכְרֹךְ תכרוך / תִּכְרֹךְ יִכְרְכוּ תכרוכנה / תִּכְרֹכְנָה2
imperative כרוך / כְּרֹךְ כִּרְכִי כִּרְכוּ כרוכנה / כְּרֹכְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced כָּרַכְתֶּם and כָּרַכְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎ (in German), Göttingen, page 43
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