מצליח

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Hebrew[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Root
צ־ל־ח (ṣ-l-ḥ)

The adjective follows from the verb.

Adjective[edit]

מַצְלִיחַ • (matzlíakh) (feminine מַצְלִיחָה, masculine plural מַצְלִיחִים, feminine plural מַצְלִיחוֹת)

  1. Successful.
    • Genesis 39:2:
      […] וַיְהִי אִישׁ מַצְלִיחַ […]
      […] vay'hí ish matzlíakh […]
      […] and he was a prosperous man; […] [1]

Verb[edit]

מַצְלִיחַ • (matzlíakh)

  1. Masculine singular present participle and present tense of הצליח (hitzlíakh).

References[edit]

  1. ^ Authorized King James translation (1611).

Yiddish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Hebrew מַצְלִיחַ (matzlíakh).

Participle[edit]

מצליח • (matsliekh)

  1. Only used in מצליח זײַן (matsliekh zayn)
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