נחיר

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Hebrew

Root
נ־ח־ר (n-kh-r)

Noun

נְחִיר (n'khírm (dual indefinite נחיריים / נְחִירַיִם, singular construct נְחִיר־)

  1. nostril (either of the two orifices located on the nose (or on the beak of a bird); used as a passage for air and other gases to travel the nasal passages)
  2. orifice, nozzle, jet

References

  • נחיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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