אגם
Hebrew edit
| Root |
|---|
| א־ג־ם (ʾ-g-m) |
Etymology edit
Borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܓܡܐ (ʾaḡmā, “marsh, swamp”) and Arabic أَجَمَة (ʔajama, “jungle, brushwood”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Biblical Hebrew) IPA(key): /ʔaˈɣam/ (pre-consonantal), /ʔaˈɣamː/ (pre-vocalic)
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /aˈɡam/
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Noun edit
אֲגַם • (agám) m (plural אֲגַמִּים (agamim))
Descendants edit
- → Arabic: أَغَمّ (ʔaḡamm, “shaggy, densely vegetated”) (possibly)
References edit
- H98 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “אגם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
אגם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
