Hebrew edit

Root
ח־ר־ק (ḥ-r-q)

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Noun edit

חֶרֶק (khérekm (plural indefinite חֲרָקִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. insect (arthropod)

Usage notes edit

In Modern Hebrew this word is often pronounced חָרָק (kharák), despite this pronunciation being clearly rejected by the Academy of the Hebrew Language.

Verb edit

חָרַק (kharák) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to crunch, squeak

Conjugation edit

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