אגם

Hebrew

Root
א־ג־ם‎ (ʾ-g-m)

Etymology

Borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܓܡܐ‎ (ʾaḡmā, “marsh, swamp”) and Arabic أَجَمَة‎ (ʾajama, “jungle, brushwood”).

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɣam/ (pre-consonantal), /ʔaˈɣamː/ (pre-vocalic)
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈɡam/

Noun

אֲגַם • (agám) m (plural אֲגַמִּים‎ (agamim))

lake, pool
swamp, marsh
reed, bulrush

Descendants

→ Arabic: أَغَمّ‎ (ʾaḡamm, “shaggy, densely vegetated”) (possibly)

References

H98 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
“אגם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language