נגיף

Hebrew

Root
נ־ג־ף (n-g-p)

Noun

נְגִיף • (n'gíf) m (plural indefinite נְגִיפִים, singular construct נְגִיף־)

1. virus (a submicroscopic, non-cellular structure consisting of a core of DNA or RNA surrounded by a protein coat, that requires a living host cell to replicate, and often causes disease in the host organism; such agents are often classed as nonliving infectious particles and less often as microorganisms)

Synonyms

• וִירוּס (vírus)

References

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

Further reading

• נגיף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he