ארגז

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ג־ז (r-g-z)
4 terms

Probably borrowed from Philistine. Compare Aramaic אַרְגָּזְתָּא, Classical Syriac ܪܓܙܬܐ, Arabic رِجَازَة (rijāza).

Noun

אַרְגָּז • (argáz) m (plural indefinite אַרְגָּזִים, singular construct אַרְגַּז־)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) box with golden gifts of the Philistines
2. (modern) crate, box

Declension

Declension of אַרְגָּז

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	אַרְגָּז	first	אַרְגָּזִי		אַרְגָּזֵנוּ
	definite	הָאַרְגָּז	second	אַרְגָּזְךָ	אַרְגָּזֵךְ	אַרְגַּזְכֶם	אַרְגַּזְכֶן
	construct	אַרְגַּז־	third	אַרְגָּזוֹ	אַרְגָּזָהּ	אַרְגָּזָם	אַרְגָּזָן
plural	indefinite	אַרְגָּזִים	first	ארגזיי / אַרְגָּזַי		אַרְגָּזֵינוּ
	definite	הָאַרְגָּזִים	second	אַרְגָּזֶיךָ	ארגזייך / אַרְגָּזַיִךְ	אַרְגְּזֵיכֶם	אַרְגְּזֵיכֶן
	construct	אַרְגְּזֵי־	third	אַרְגָּזָיו	אַרְגָּזֶיהָ	אַרְגְּזֵיהֶם	אַרְגְּזֵיהֶן

Derived terms

• ארגז חול
• ארגז חרב

Descendants

• Aramaic
  • → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: רְגַזְתָּא (“chest, coffin”)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܪܳܓܽܘܙܬܳܐ (“sack”)
    • → Arabic: رجَازَة (“garment containing counterweight on a camel”)

References

• H712 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “ארגז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "ארגז" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language