הכחדה

Hebrew

Root
כ־ח־ד (k-kh-d)

Noun

הַכְחָדָה • (hakhkhadá) f [pattern: הַקְטָלָה]

1. extinction (the action of making or becoming extinct)

   יוֹם הַכְחָדָה ― yóm-hakhkhadá ― day of extinction

   מינים בסכנת הכחדה ― miním b'sakanát-hakhkhadá ― endangered species (literally, “species in danger of extinction”)

References

• “הכחדה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• הכחדה on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he