יריעה

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ר־ע (y-r-ʿ)

Perhaps from root י־ר־ע.

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jeʁiˈʔa/, /jeʁiˈʕa/

Noun

יְרִיעָה • (yeri'á) f (plural indefinite יְרִיעוֹת, singular construct יְרִיעַת־, plural construct יְרִיעוֹת־)

1. a curtain.
2. a sheet of parchment, of cloth, etc.

References

• H3407 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “יריעה” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language