ארז

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Hebrew

Etymology 1

Noun

אֹרֶז • (órez) m

  1. defective spelling of אורז.

Etymology 2

Root
א־ר־ז (ʾ-r-z)

Not native to Israel and Judaea, so presumably borrowed before the vowel closure into Hebrew from Aramaic אַרְזָא / ܐܪܙܐ (ʾarzā, “cedar”).

Noun

עץ ארז

אֶרֶז • (érez) m (plural indefinite אֲרָזִים, singular construct אֶרֶז־, plural construct אַרְזֵי־)

  1. cedar (tree)
    • Tanach, Psalms 29:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      קוֹל ה׳ שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר ה׳ אֶת אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן׃
      Qol Adonái shovér arazím vayshabér Adonái et arzéi haL'vanon
      The voice of the Lord breaketh the cedars; yea, the Lord breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
    • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud, Ta'anit 20a:
      לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם רַךְ כַּקָּנֶה וְאַל יְהֵא קָשֶׁה כָּאֶרֶז
      L'olám y'héi adám rakh ka-qané v-al y'hei qashé ka-érez
      A person should always be soft like the reed, and not be hard like the cedar

Proper noun

אֶרֶז • (érez) m

  1. a male given name
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Etymology 3

Root
א־ר־ז (ʾ-r-z)

Verb

אָרַז • (aráz) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pack
Conjugation
Conjugation of אָרַז (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs) 
non-finite forms
finite forms singular plural
m. f. m. f.
past first אָרַזְתִּי אָרַזְנוּ
second אָרַזְתָּ אָרַזְתְּ אֲרַזְתֶּם1 אֲרַזְתֶּן1
third אָרַז אָרְזָה אָרְזוּ
present אוֹרֵז אוֹרֶזֶת אוֹרְזִים אוֹרְזוֹת
future first אארוז / אֶאֱרֹז נארוז / נֶאֱרֹז
second תארוז / תֶּאֱרֹז תֶּאֶרְזִי תֶּאֶרְזוּ תארוזנה / תֶּאֱרֹזְנָה2
third יארוז / יֶאֱרֹז תארוז / תֶּאֱרֹז יֶאֶרְזוּ תארוזנה / תֶּאֱרֹזְנָה2
imperative ארוז / אֱרֹז אִרְזִי אִרְזוּ ארוזנה / אֱרֹזְנָה2
notes
  1. Pronounced אָרַזְתֶּם and אָרַזְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
  2. Rare in Modern Hebrew.
Derived terms

References

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