Hebrew edit

Etymology edit

Root
צ־ח־ף (ṣ-ḥ-p)

Borrowed from Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

מִצְחָף (mitskháfm (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)

  1. (Medieval Hebrew, Modern Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).
    Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)

References edit

  • מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading edit