מזבח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ז־ב־ח (z-b-kh)
2 terms

Cognate with Jewish Palestinian Aramaic מִדְבְּחָא.

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /mizˈbeaχ/
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Noun

מִזְבֵּחַ • (mizbéakh) m (plural indefinite מִזְבְּחוֹת, singular construct מִזְבַּח־, plural construct מִזְבְּחוֹת־) [pattern: מִקְטֵל]

  1. altar
    • Genesis 12:7
      .וַיֵּרָא יְהוָה, אֶל־אַבְרָם, וַיֹּאמֶר, לְזַרְעֲךָ אֶתֵּן אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת; וַיִּבֶן שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ, לַיהוָה הַנִּרְאֶה אֵלָיו
      And the Lord appeared unto Abram, and said: 'Unto thy seed will I give this land'; and he builded there an altar unto the Lord, who appeared unto him.

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