ירח

ירח

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
י־ר־ח‎ (y-r-ḥ)

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

Pronunciation

• (moon):
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈʁɛaχ/
• (month):
  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛʁaχ/

Noun

יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים‎, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יַרְחֵי־‎)

1. moon

Synonyms

• לְבָנָה‎ (l'vaná)

Derived terms

• יְרֵחִי‎ (y'rekhi)

See also

• לוויין / לַוְיָן‎ (lavyán)

Noun

יֶרַח • (yérakh) m (plural indefinite יְרָחִים‎, singular construct יֶרַח־, plural construct יַרְחֵי־‎) [pattern: קֶטֶל]

1. (archaic) month
   • Exodus 2:2, with translation of the King James Version:

     ‏וַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִים‎‎

     and she hideth him three months

   Synonym: חוֹדֶשׁ‎ (khódesh)

References

• “ירח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• H3394 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible

Further reading

• ירח‎ on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

• ריח‎