ירח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ר־ח (y-r-kh)

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

Pronunciation

• (moon):
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈʁɛaχ/
• (month):
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛʁaχ/

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Noun

יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יְרֵחֵי־)

1. moon

Synonyms

• לְבָנָה (l'vaná)

Derived terms

• יְרֵחִי (y'rekhi)

See also

• לוויין / לַוְיָן (lavyán)

Noun

יֶרַח • (yérakh) m (plural indefinite יְרָחִים, singular construct יֶרַח־, plural construct יַרְחֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (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

• “ירח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H3394 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• ירח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• ריח