עץ

Hebrew

Etymology

From Proto-Semitic *ʿiṣ́-. Related to עֵצָה ('etsá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /et͡s/

Noun

עֵץ • ('etz) m (plural indefinite עֵצִים, singular construct עֵץ־, plural construct עֲצֵי־)

1. tree
2. wood
3. heads, the side of the coin reverse to the engraved value.

Antonyms

• (side of coin) פָּלִי (páli)

Derived terms

• בּוּל עֵץ (bul 'etz)
• עֵץ אוֹ פָּלִי ('etz o páli)

References

• H6086 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

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Yiddish

Pronoun

עץ • (ets)

1. (Poylish) you (second-person plural pronoun)
2. (Poylish) you (formal second-person singular pronoun)

Synonyms

• איר (ir) (standard)