אגם
Hebrew
Root |
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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
Further reading
אגם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he