Hebrew edit

Etymology 1 edit

Root
ז־ר־ע (z-r-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏirāʕ- (arm). Compare Aramaic דְּרָעָא (dərāʿā), Arabic ذِرَاع (ḏirāʕ).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

זְרוֹעַ (z'róa'f (plural indefinite זְרוֹעוֹת, singular construct זְרוֹעַ־, plural construct זְרוֹעוֹת־)

  1. arm
  2. (Judaism) zeroa
References edit

Etymology 2 edit

Root
ז־ר־ע (z-r-ʿ)

From Proto-Semitic *ḏarūʕ-.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

זָרוּעַ (zarúa') (feminine זְרוּעָה, masculine plural זְרוּעִים, feminine plural זְרוּעוֹת)

  1. sown, seeded
  2. covered, carpeted
  3. scattered