ירח

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
י־ר־ח (y-r-kh)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

ירח ביום

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaːˈriħ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔːˈreːħ/ [jɔːˈʀeːaħ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔˈreħ/ [jɔːˈrejjæħ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈreaχ/ (West), /jaˈrejjaħ/ (East)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈʁeaχ/

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Noun

יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יְרֵחֵי־) [pattern: קָטֵל]

1. Moon

   Synonym: לְבָנָה

Derived terms

• יְרֵחִי (y'rekhi)

See also

• לוויין / לַוְיָן (lavyán)

References

• H3394 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “יָרֵחַ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 264c
• “ירח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjarħ/
• (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ.raħ/ [ˈjɛː.ʀaħ]
• (Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈja.raħ/ [ˈjæː.ræħ]
• (Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈje.raχ/ (West), /ˈje.raħ/ (East)
• (Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ.raχ/
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈje.ʁaχ/

Noun

יֶרַח • (yérakh) m (plural indefinite יְרָחִים, singular construct יֶרַח־, plural construct יַרְחֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (archaic) month

   Synonym: חוֹדֶשׁ (khódesh)

   • Tanach, Exodus 2:2, with translation of the King James Version:

     וַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִים

     and she hideth him three months

References

• H3391 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• Klein, Ernest (1987) “יֶרַח”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[2], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 264c

Further reading

• ירח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• ריח