אוהל

Hebrew

Root
א־ה־ל (ʾ-h-l)
3 terms

Alternative forms

אֹהֶל (defective spelling)

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʔahl-. Note that this Hebrew form is peculiar to the Tiberian vocalization. The Palestinian vocalization is אַהֶל (ʾáhel).

Pronunciation

(Palestinian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔa.hel/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔoː.hɛl/, [ˈʔoː.hɛl]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔø.hal/, [ˈʔøː.hæl], [ˈʔeː.hæl]
(Persian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)o.hel/
(Iraqi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈʔo.hel/
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)o.hel/
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)oj.hɛl/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)o.hel/
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Noun

אוהל / אֹהֶל • (óhel) m (plural indefinite אוהלים / אֹהָלִים, singular construct אוהל / אֹהֶל־, plural construct אוהלי / אׇהֳלֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

tent (a pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather)
(Judaism) A collective term for all that covers a dead body or that a dead body covers; used in legal discussions of purity and impurity.
(Judaism) ohel (a structure erected over the grave of a great and righteous person)
(אֹהֶל־, óhel-) singular construct state form of אוהל (óhel)‎.

References

H168 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“אוהל” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language