ארז

Hebrew

Noun

אֹרֶז (órez) m

  1. defective spelling of אורז.

Noun

עץ ארז

אֶרֶז (érez) m (plural indefinite אֳרָזִים, singular construct אֶרֶז־, plural construct אַרְזֵי־) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. cedar (tree)
    • Psalms 29:5, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      קוֹל ה׳ שֹׁבֵר אֲרָזִים וַיְשַׁבֵּר ה׳ אֶת אַרְזֵי הַלְּבָנוֹן׃
      Qol Adonái shovér arazím vayshabér Adonái et arzéi haL'vanon
      The voice of the LORD breaketh the cedars; yea, the LORD breaketh in pieces the cedars of Lebanon.
    • a. 500 CE, Babylonian Talmud, Ta'anit 20a:
      לְעוֹלָם יְהֵא אָדָם רַךְ כַּקָּנֶה וְאַל יְהֵא קָשֶׁה כָּאֶרֶז
      L'olám y'héi adám rakh ka-qané v-al y'hei qashé ka-érez
      A person should always be soft like the reed, and not be hard like the cedar

Proper noun

אֶרֶז (érez) m [pattern: קֶטֶל]

  1. A male given name
References
Further reading

Etymology 3

Root
א־ר־ז

Verb

אָרַז (aráz) (pa'al construction)

  1. to pack

Conjugation

Derived terms
References
  • ארז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.