ארגז
Hebrew edit
Etymology edit
| Root |
|---|
| ר־ג־ז (r-g-z) |
Probably borrowed from Philistine.
Noun edit
אַרְגָּז • (argáz) m (plural indefinite ארגזים, singular construct אַרְגַּז־)
- (Biblical Hebrew) box with golden gifts of the Philistines
- (modern) crate, box
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Aramaic
- → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: רְגַזְתָּא (“chest, coffin”)
- → Classical Syriac: ܪܳܓܽܘܙܬܳܐ (“sack”)
- → Arabic: رجَازَة (“garment containing counterweight on a camel”)
References edit
- H712 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “ארגז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language