ארמון

Hebrew

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /(ʔ)arˈmon/
• Rhymes: -on
• Homophone: עַרְמוֹן (ʿarmón)

Noun

אַרְמוֹן • (armón) m (plural indefinite אַרְמוֹנוֹת, plural construct אַרְמְנוֹת־)

1. palace (official residence of a head of state or other dignitary, especially in a monarchical or imperial governmental system)
   • Tanach, Psalms 48:4, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:

     אֱלֹהִים בְּאַרְמְנוֹתֶיהָ נוֹדַע לְמִשְׂגָּב׃

     elohím b'arm'notéha nodá' l'misgáv

     God in her palaces Hath made Himself known for a stronghold.

   • a. 500 C.E., Babylonian Talmud. Avodah Zarah, 24b:

     רֹנִּי רֹנִּי הַשִּׁיטָה הִתְנוֹפְפִי בְּרֹב הֲדָרֵךְ הַמְחֻשֶּׁקֶת בְּרִקְמֵי זָהָב הַמְהֻלָּלָה בִּדְבִיר אַרְמוֹן וּמְפֹאָרָה בַּעֲדִי עֲדָיִים

     róni róni hashitá hitnof'fí b'rov hadárekh ham'khushéket b'rikmé zaháv ham'hulalá bidvír armón um'fo'ará ba'adí adayím

     Sing out, sing out, acacia! Wave about in your great splendor, tied up with golden embroidery, praised in the sanctum of the palace, and glorious in adorned adornments.

Synonyms

• הֵיכָל (hekhál)
• פָּלָטִין (palatín)

References

• H759 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “ארמון” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• ארמון on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he