ערק

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Aramaic

Pronunciation

Verb

עֲרַק • (ʿăraq) (future יִערוֹק (yiʿrо̄q))

  1. to flee, to escape
    • Tanach, Genesis 42:26, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְאַבשָׁלוֹם עֲרַק וַאֲזַל לִגשׁוּר וַהֲוָה תַמָן תְּלָת שְׁנִין
      After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years

References

  • “ˁrq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ר־ק (ʿ-r-q)

Compare Aramaic ערק.

Verb

עָרַק • (ʿaráq) (pa'al construction)

  1. to desert, to defect
Conjugation
Conjugation of עָרַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first עָרַקְתִּי עָרַקְנוּ
second עָרַקְתָּ עָרַקְתְּ עֲרַקְתֶּם1 עֲרַקְתֶּן1
third עָרַק עָרְקָה עָרְקוּ
present עוֹרֵק עוֹרֶקֶת עוֹרְקִים עוֹרְקוֹת
future first אערוק / אֶעֱרֹק נערוק / נַעֲרֹק
second תערוק / תַּעֲרֹק תַּעַרְקִי תַּעַרְקוּ תערוקנה / תַּעֲרֹקְנָה2
third יערוק / יַעֲרֹק תערוק / תַּעֲרֹק יַעַרְקוּ תערוקנה / תַּעֲרֹקְנָה2
imperative ערוק / עֲרֹק עִרְקִי עִרְקוּ ערוקנה / עֲרֹקְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced עָרַקְתֶּם and עָרַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

עַרַק • (ʿaráq) m

  1. arak (a clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant)

References

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

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