קרקע

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ק־ר־ק־ע (q-r-q-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *ḳarḳar-. Compare Akkadian 𒆠 (qaqqarum).

Noun

קַרְקַע • (karká) f

1. earth, soil
2. ground, land
3. (of a body of water) floor, bed

Usage notes

• Often pronounced with stress on the first syllable in contemporary Hebrew (i.e. kárka).

Derived terms

• קוֹמַת קַרְקַע (komát karká, “ground floor”)

References

• “קרקע” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H7172 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• קרקע on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew קרקע (karká').

Noun

קרקע • (karke) f, plural קרקעות (karkoes)

1. ground, land

   Synonyms: לאַנד (land), ערד (erd)

2. (Judaism) burial ground; cemetery lot

References

• Justus van de Kamp et al., “קרקע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “קרקע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN