מצחף
Hebrew
Etymology
| Root |
|---|
| צ־ח־ף (ṣ-ḥ-p) |
From Arabic مُصْحَف (muṣḥaf), which is in turn from Ge'ez መጽሐፍ (mäṣḥäf).
Pronunciation
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /mit͡sˈχaf/
Noun
מִצְחָף • (mitskháf) m (plural indefinite מִצְחָפִים, singular construct מִצְחַף־, plural construct מִצְחֲפֵי־)
- (Medieval Hebrew, Modern Hebrew) A codex of the Bible (as a book rather than a scroll).
- Synonym: קוֹדֶקְס (kódeks)
References
- “מצחף” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
מצחף on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he