חזיר
Hebrew
| Root |
|---|
| ח־ז־ר (ḥ-z-r) |
Etymology
Cognate with Aramaic חֲזִירָא (ḥăzīrā), Arabic خِنْزِير (ḵinzīr), and Maltese ħanżir.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [χaˈziʁ]
Noun
חֲזִיר • (khazír) m (plural indefinite חֲזִירִים, singular construct חֲזִיר־, plural construct חֲזִירֵי־)
- pig, swine; pork (the animal or its meat)
See also
- בשר לבן m (basár laván)
- דבר אחר m (davár achér)
- בקר נמוך m (bakár namukh)
References
- H2386 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- “חזיר” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
חזיר on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Etymology
From Hebrew חֲזִיר (khazír).
Pronunciation
- (YIVO, Litvish, Poylish) IPA(key): [ˈχazəʁ]
Noun
חזיר • (khazer) m, plural חזירים (khazeyrem)
- pig
Derived terms
- אַ חזיר בלײַבט אַ חזיר (a khazer blaybt a khazer)
- חזירײַ (khazeray)
- חזיר־ניסל (khazer-nisl)
- שטעכל־חזיר (shtekhl-khazer)
Related terms
- חזיריש (khazerish)