ברז

Hebrew

Root
ב־ר־ז (b-r-z)

Etymology

Borrowed from Jewish Palestinian Aramaic בִּרְזָא (birzâ, “bunghole, orifice in a cask”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈberez/

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Noun

בֶּרֶז • (bérez) m (plural indefinite בְּרָזִים, plural construct בִּרְזֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. tap, faucet

Derived terms

• ברזייה / בִּרְזִיָּה (birziyá, “water fountain”)

References

• Klein, Ernest (1987) “בֶּֽרֶז”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 84