ירח
Hebrew
Etymology 1
| Root |
|---|
| י־ר־ח (y-r-kh) |
| 2 terms |
From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaːˈriħ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /jɔːˈreːħ/ [jɔːˈʀeːaħ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /jɔˈreħ/ [jɔːˈrejjæħ]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈreaχ/ (West), /jaˈrejjaħ/ (East)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /jaˈʁeaχ/
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Noun
יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יְרֵחֵי־) [pattern: קָטֵל]
Derived terms
- יְרֵחִי (y'rekhi)
See also
- לוויין / לַוְיָן (lavyán)
References
- H3394 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “יָרֵחַ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 264c
- “ירח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjarħ/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.raħ/ [ˈjɛː.ʀaħ]
- (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈja.raħ/ [ˈjæː.ræħ]
- (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈje.raχ/ (West), /ˈje.raħ/ (East)
- (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈjɛ.raχ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /ˈje.ʁaχ/
Noun
יֶרַח • (yérakh) m (plural indefinite יְרָחִים, singular construct יֶרַח־, plural construct יַרְחֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
- (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
- H3391 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Klein, Ernest (1987) “יֶרַח”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[2], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 264c
Further reading
- ירח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he