ערק

Aramaic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʕəraq/, [ʕăraq]

Verb

עֲרַק • (ʿăraq) (future יִערוֹק (yiʿrо̄q))

  1. to flee, to escape
    • Tanach, Genesis 42:26, with translation of the New International Version:
      וְאַבשָׁלוֹם עֲרַק וַאֲזַל לִגשׁוּר וַהֲוָה תַמָן תְּלָת שְׁנִין
      After Absalom fled and went to Geshur, he stayed there three years

References

  • “ˁrq”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ע־ר־ק (ʿ-r-q)
2 terms

Compare Aramaic ערק.

Verb

עָרַק • (ʿaráq) (pa'al construction)

  1. to desert, to defect
Conjugation
Conjugation of עָרַק (see also Appendix:Hebrew verbs)
non-finite forms to-infinitive לערוק / לַעֲרֹק
action noun עֲרִיקָה
passive participle —
finite forms singular plural
m f m f
past first עָרַקְתִּי עָרַקְנוּ
second עָרַקְתָּ עָרַקְתְּ עֲרַקְתֶּם1 עֲרַקְתֶּן1
third עָרַק עָרְקָה עָרְקוּ
present עוֹרֵק עוֹרֶקֶת עוֹרְקִים עוֹרְקוֹת
future first אערוק / אֶעֱרֹק נערוק / נַעֲרֹק
second תערוק / תַּעֲרֹק תַּעַרְקִי תַּעַרְקוּ תערוקנה / תַּעֲרֹקְנָה2
third יערוק / יַעֲרֹק תערוק / תַּעֲרֹק יַעַרְקוּ תערוקנה / תַּעֲרֹקְנָה2
imperative ערוק / עֲרֹק עִרְקִי עִרְקוּ ערוקנה / עֲרֹקְנָה2

1 Pronounced עָרַקְתֶּם and עָרַקְתֶּן in informal Modern Hebrew.
2 Rare in Modern Hebrew.

Etymology 2

From Arabic عَرَق (ʕaraq).

Noun

עַרַק • (ʿaráq) m

  1. arak (a clear, unsweetened aniseed-flavoured alcoholic drink, produced and consumed primarily in the Levant)

References

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

Further reading

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