ערבה

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Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ע־ר־ב (ʿ-r-b)

Related to Arabic عَرَبَة (ʕaraba, “strong river”) and perhaps to عَرَب (ʕarab, “Arabs”).

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Noun

עֲרָבָה • ('aravá) f (plural indefinite עֲרָבוֹת)

  1. steppe, prairie, savannah
  2. (Biblical Hebrew) desert

Derived terms

Proper noun

הָעֲרָבָה • (ha'aravá) f

  1. the Arabah desert

Noun

עֲרָבָה • ('aravá) f (plural indefinite עֲרָבוֹת or עֲרָבִים)

  1. willow (tree)

References

  • “ערבה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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