Hebrew

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Root
שׁ־ר־ץ (sh-r-ts)

Verb

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שָׁרַץ (sharáts) third-singular masculine past (pa'al construction)

  1. to wriggle, to swarm, to creep
  2. to infest

Conjugation

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Noun

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שֶׁרֶץ (shéretsm (plural indefinite שְׁרָצִים) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. bug, creepy-crawly
  2. small unkosher edible animals

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Yiddish

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Etymology

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From Hebrew שֶׁרֶץ (shérets).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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שרץ (sheretsm, plural שרצים (shrotsem)

  1. reptile, worm, crawling animal
  2. bug, creepy-crawly

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