יער

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Hebrew

Root
י־ע־ר (y-ʿ-r)

Etymology

Compare Arabic وَعْر (waʕr, badlands)

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Noun

יַעַר (yá'arm (plural indefinite יְעָרוֹת, singular construct יַעַר־, plural construct יַעֲרֵי־)

  1. forest
    • Tanach, Psalms 96:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָעַר׃
      yaʿalóz sadái v-khol ashér bo; az y'ran'nú kol ʿatséi yáʿar
      Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;
  2. (יַעַר־, yá'ar) singular construct state form of יַעַר (yá'ar).

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