אשך

Hebrew

Root
א־שׁ־ך (ʾ-sh-k)

Etymology

Cognate with Akkadian 𒋓 (iškum), Classical Syriac ܐܫܟܬܐ (ʾeškəṯā) and Ugaritic 𐎜𐎌𐎋 (ủšk).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)eʃeχ/

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Noun

אֶשֶׁךְ • (éshekh) m (dual indefinite אשכיים / אֶשְׁכַּיִם, plural indefinite אֲשָׁכִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. testicle
   • Tanach, Leviticus 21:20:

     אוֹ גִבֵּן אוֹ דַק אוֹ תְּבַלֻּל בְּעֵינוֹ אוֹ גָרָב אוֹ יַלֶּפֶת אוֹ מְרוֹחַ אָשֶׁךְ:

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Usage notes

• The most common form of this word is the plural אֲשָׁכִים (ashakhím). The dual form is very rare and does not exist in modern Hebrew.
• While the proper singular is אֶשֶׁךְ (éshekh), the non-standard pronunciation אָשָׁךְ (ashákh) is far more common.

Synonyms

• ביצים (beytsim) (slang)

Derived terms

• שַׂק הָאֲשָׁכִים (sak ha-ashakhim)
• כִּיס הָאֲשָׁכִים (kis-ha'ashakhím)
• מָגֵן אֲשָׁכִים (magén ashakhím)

Related terms

• מְאוּשְׁכָּן (m'ushkán)