הכחדה

Hebrew

Root
כ־ח־ד (k-kh-d)
1 term

Noun

הַכְחָדָה • (hakhkhadá) f [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

  1. extinction (the action of making or becoming extinct)
    יוֹם הַכְחָדָה ― yóm-hakhkhadá ― day of extinction
    מינים בסכנת הכחדה ― miním b'sakanát-hakhkhadá ― endangered species (literally, “species in danger of extinction”)

References

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

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