יקינתון

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Hebrew

יקינתון

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos, any of several dark blue flowers).

Noun

יָקִינְתּוֹן (yakintónm (plural indefinite יָקִינְתּוֹנִים)

  1. hyacinth (plant of the genus Hyacinthus)
    • לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה / בַּפְּרָחִים אֲשֶׁר הֵנֵצּוּ בַּגִּנָּה. / בְּצִיצֵי הַיָּקִנְתּוֹן / בְּגַנֵּנוּ הַקָּטֹן / לַיְלָה לַיְלָה מִסְתַּכֶּלֶת הַלְּבָנָה.
      láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná / bap'rakhím 'ashér henétsu baginá. / b'tsitséi hayakintón / b'ganénu hakatón / láyla láyla mistakélet hal'vaná.
      Night after night the moon looks down / Upon the flowers that are blossoming in the garden. / Upon the buds of the hyacinth / In our tiny garden / Night after night the moon looks down.