כרם

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Aramaic

Alternative forms

Verb

כָּּרַם • (kāram)

  1. to prune

Noun

כְּרָם • (krām) m

  1. absolute state of כַּרְמָא (karmā)

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
כ־ר־ם (k-r-m)

Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎋𐎗𐎎 (krm, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vines”), Akkadian 𒃾 (karānum, “wine, vine, grapes”), and – possibly the source – Egyptian kꜣm, see there.

Pronunciation

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Noun

כֶּרֶם • (kérem) m (plural indefinite כְּרָמִים, singular construct כֶּרֶם־)

  1. vineyard

Derived terms

References

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

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