כרך

Hebrew

Root
כ־ר־ך (k-r-k)
5 terms

Etymology

Derived from Demotic grg. Compare Coptic ϭⲉⲣϭⲏ (cercē).

Noun

כְּרַךְ • (k'rákh) m (plural indefinite כְּרַכִּים, singular construct כְּרַךְ־, plural construct כְּרַכֵּי־)

  1. large city, metropolis
  2. metropolitan area

Synonyms

Noun

כֶּרֶךְ • (kérekh) m

  1. volume (one book in a series of books)

Verb

כָּרַךְ • (karákh) (pa'al construction)

  1. to bind (a book)
  2. to tie up, to wrap, to bind

Conjugation

Conjugation of כָּרַךְ (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לכרוך / לִכְרֹךְ
action noun כְּרִיכָה
passive participle כָּרוּךְ
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first כָּרַכְתִּי כָּרַכְנוּ
second כָּרַכְתָּ כָּרַכְתְּ כְּרַכְתֶּם1 כְּרַכְתֶּן1
third כָּרַךְ כָּרְכָה כָּרְכוּ
present כּוֹרֵךְ כּוֹרֶכֶת כּוֹרְכִים כּוֹרְכוֹת
future first אכרוך / אֶכְרֹךְ נכרוך / נִכְרֹךְ
second תכרוך / תִּכְרֹךְ תִּכְרְכִי תִּכְרְכוּ תכרוכנה / תִּכְרֹכְנָה2
third יכרוך / יִכְרֹךְ תכרוך / תִּכְרֹךְ יִכְרְכוּ תכרוכנה / תִּכְרֹכְנָה2
imperative כרוך / כְּרֹךְ כִּרְכִי כִּרְכוּ כרוכנה / כְּרֹכְנָה2

1 Pronounced כָּרַכְתֶּם and כָּרַכְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

References

  • Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎[1] (in German), Göttingen, page 43
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