חורף

Hebrew

Root
ח־ר־ף (kh-r-p)

Alternative forms

• חֹרֶף (defective spelling)

Etymology

Cognate with Arabic خَرِيف (ḵarīf, “autumn, fall”).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈχoʁef/

Noun

חורף / חֹרֶף • (khóref) m (plural indefinite חורפים / חֳרָפִים, singular construct חורף / חֹרֶף־, plural construct חורפי / חָרְפֵי־) [pattern: קֹטֶל]

1. winter

See also

Seasons in Hebrew · עוֹנָה (layout · text) · category
אָבִיב (“spring”)	קַיִץ (“summer”)	סתיו / סְתָו (“autumn”)	חורף / חֹרֶף (“winter”)

References

• H2779 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible