ירח
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Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| י־ר־ח (y-r-kh) |
From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.
Pronunciation
- (moon):
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈʁɛaχ/
- (month):
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjɛʁaχ/
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Noun
יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יְרֵחֵי־)
Synonyms
- לְבָנָה (l'vaná)
Derived terms
- יְרֵחִי (y'rekhi)
See also
- לוויין / לַוְיָן (lavyán)
Noun
יֶרַח • (yérakh) m (plural indefinite יְרָחִים, singular construct יֶרַח־, plural construct יַרְחֵי־)
- (archaic) month
- Synonym: חוֹדֶשׁ (khódesh)
- Tanach, Exodus 2:2, with translation of the King James Version:
- וַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִים
- and she hideth him three months
References
- “ירח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
- H3394 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Further reading
ירח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
