Hebrew

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Perhaps from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /⁠agannu⁠/).

Root

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א־ג־ן (ʾ-g-n)

  1. Related to basins, bowls.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • א־ג־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾGN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
  • Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 6