מזרח

Hebrew

Root
ז־ר־ח (z-r-kh)
8 terms

Pronunciation

• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mizˈrɔːħ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /mizˈʁaχ/

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Noun

מִזְרָח • (mizrákh) m (singular construct מִזְרַח־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]

1. east
   • 1992, “תותים [Berries]”, Ze'ev Nechamah (lyrics), performed by Ethnix:

     אור עולה מן המזרח יום חדש הגיע

     Light rises from the east. A new day has come.

Declension

Declension of מִזְרָח

	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
				m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	מִזְרָח	first	מִזְרָחִי		מִזְרָחֵנוּ
	definite	הַמִּזְרָח	second	מִזְרָחֲךָ	מִזְרָחֵךְ	מִזְרַחֲכֶם	מִזְרַחֲכֶן
	construct	מִזְרַח־	third	מִזְרָחוֹ	מִזְרָחָהּ	מִזְרָחָם	מִזְרָחָן

Synonyms

• קֶדֶם (kédem) (archaic)

Coordinate terms

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	צָפוֹן (tsafón)
מַעֲרָב (ma'aráv)		מִזְרָח (mizrakh)
	דָּרוֹם (daróm)

Derived terms

• הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן (hamizrákh hatikhón)
• מִזְרָחִי (mizrakhí)
• מזרח תיכוני (mizrákh tikhoní)
• מִזְרַח טִימוֹר (mizrákh timór)

References

• H4217 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• "מזרח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• מזרח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Alternative forms

• מיזרח (mizrekh)

Etymology

From Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɪzʁəχ/

Noun

מזרח • (mizrekh) m

1. east

Coordinate terms

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	צפֿון (tsofn)
מערבֿ (mayrev)		מזרח (mizrekh)
	דרום (dorem)

Derived terms

• מיזרחדיק (mizrekhdik)