מצחף

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
צ־ח־ף (ṣ-ḥ-p)

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

מִצְחָף (mitskháfm (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)

  1. (Medieval Hebrew, Modern Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).
    Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)

References[edit]

  • מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

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