צאן

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See also: צאָן

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
צ־א־ן (ts-ʾ-n)

From Proto-Semitic *ṣ́aʔn-. Cognate with Akkadian 𒇇𒇻𒄭𒀀 (ṣēnum) and Arabic ضَأْن (ḍaʔn).

Noun

צֹאן (tsón, ṣōʾnm

  1. (collective) sheep, flock of sheep
    • Tanach, Genesis 30:39, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      וַיֶּחֱמוּ הַצֹּאן אֶל-הַמַּקְלוֹת וַתֵּלַדְןָ הַצֹּאן עֲקֻדִּים נְקֻדִּים וּטְלֻאִים׃
      vayekhemú hatsón 'el-hamak'lót vateládna hatsón 'akudím n'kudím ut'lu'ím.
      wayyeḥĕmū haṣṣōn ʾel-hammaqəlōṯ wattēláḏnā haṣṣōn ʿăquddīm nəquddīm ūṭəlūʾīm.
      And the flocks conceived at the sight of the rods, and the flocks brought forth streaked, speckled, and spotted.

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Yiddish

Noun

צאן (tson)

  1. (nonstandard) Unpointed form of צאָן (tson).