יער

Hebrew edit

Root
י־ע־ר (y-ʿ-r)

Compare Arabic وَعْر (waʕr, “badlands”)

יַעַר • (yá'ar) m (plural indefinite יְעָרוֹת, singular construct יַעַר־, plural construct יַעֲרֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

A forest.
- Tanach, Psalms 96:12, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
  יַעֲלֹז שָׂדַי וְכָל־אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ אָז יְרַנְּנוּ כָּל־עֲצֵי־יָעַר׃
  yaʿalóz sadái v-khol ashér bo; az y'ran'nú kol ʿatséi yáʿar
  Let the field exult; and all that is therein; Then shall all the trees of the wood sing for joy;
(יַעַר־, yá'ar) Singular construct state form of יַעַר (yá'ar)‎.

In addition to the usual plural forms given above, the plural indefinite form יְעָרִים and plural construct form יַעֲרִי־ are also common.