כרם
Aramaic edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
כָּּרַם • (kāram)
- to prune
Noun edit
כְּרָם • (krām) m
- absolute state of כַּרְמָא (karmā)
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| כ־ר־ם (k-r-m) |
Cognate with Ugaritic 𐎋𐎗𐎎 (krm, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vines”), Akkadian 𒃾 (karānum, “wine, vine, grapes”), and – possibly the source – Egyptian kꜣm, see there.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
כֶּרֶם • (kérem) m (plural indefinite כְּרָמִים, singular construct כֶּרֶם־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]
Derived terms edit
- בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם (bet hakérem)
References edit
- “כרם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading edit
כרם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
