לח

Hebrew

Root
ל־ח־ח (l-kh-kh)
2 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

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

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Adjective

לַח • (lakh) (feminine לֶחָה, masculine plural לַחִים, feminine plural לַחוֹת)

1. humid
2. moist, damp
   • 1891, Ben Avigdor, אהבה וחובה [Love and Duty]‎^[1]:

     המעון קטן וצר, רצפתו לחה, קירותיו שחורים ורטובים, תקרתו נמוכה.

     The small and narrow dwelling, its floor damp, its walls black and wet, its ceiling low.

Derived terms

• לַחוּת (lakhút)

Etymology 2

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Noun

לֵחַ • (léakh) m (no plural forms)

1. moistness; saliva
2. freshness, vitality

Declension

Declension of לֵחַ

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	לֵחַ	first	לֵחִי		לֵחֵנוּ
	definite	הַלֵּחַ	second	לֵחֲךָ	לֵחֵךְ	לֵחֲכֶם	לֵחֲכֶן
	construct	לֵחַ־	third	לֵחוֹ	לֵחָהּ	לֵחָם	לֵחָן

Synonyms

• (moistness): רְטִיבוּת (retivút)
• (saliva): רִיר (rir)
• (vitality): רַעֲנַנּוּת (ra'ananút)

References

• “לח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• "לח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language