ירח

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
י־ר־ח (y-r-kh)
2 terms

From Proto-Semitic *warḫ-.

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaːˈriħ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔːˈreːħ/ [jɔːˈʀeːaħ]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jɔˈreħ/ [jɔːˈrejjæħ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈreaχ/ (West), /jaˈrejjaħ/ (East)
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /jaˈʁeaχ/
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Noun

יָרֵחַ • (yaréakh) m (plural indefinite יְרֵחִים, singular construct יְרֵחַ־, plural construct יְרֵחֵי־) [pattern: קָטֵל]

Moon
Synonym: לְבָנָה

Declension

Declension of **יָרֵחַ**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	יָרֵחַ	first	יְרֵחִי		יְרֵחֵנוּ
	definite	הַיָּרֵחַ	second	יְרֵחֲךָ	יְרֵחֵךְ	יְרֵחֲכֶם	יְרֵחֲכֶן
	construct	יְרֵחַ־	third	יְרֵחוֹ	יְרֵחָהּ	יְרֵחָם	יְרֵחָן
plural	indefinite	יְרֵחִים	first	ירחיי / יְרֵחַי		יְרֵחֵינוּ
	definite	הַיְּרֵחִים	second	יְרֵחֶיךָ	ירחייך / יְרֵחַיִךְ	יְרֵחֵיכֶם	יְרֵחֵיכֶן
	construct	יְרֵחֵי־	third	יְרֵחָיו	יְרֵחֶיהָ	יְרֵחֵיהֶם	יְרֵחֵיהֶן

Derived terms

יְרֵחִי (y'rekhi)

See also

לוויין / לַוְיָן (lavyán)

References

H3394 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Klein, Ernest (1987), “יָרֵחַ”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 264c
“ירח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
"ירח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

(Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjarħ/
(Tiberian Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ.raħ/ [ˈjɛː.ʀaħ]
(Yemenite Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈja.raħ/ [ˈjæː.ræħ]
(Sephardi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈje.raχ/ (West), /ˈje.raħ/ (East)
(Ashkenazi Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈjɛ.raχ/
(Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ˈje.ʁaχ/

Noun

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

(archaic) month
Synonym: חוֹדֶשׁ (khódesh)
- Tanach, Exodus 2:2, with translation of the King James Version:
  וַתִּצְפְּנֵהוּ שְׁלֹשָׁה יְרָחִים
  and she hideth him three months

Declension

Declension of **יֶרַח**
	isolated forms		with possessive pronouns
Number:	State:	form	Person:	singular		plural
Number:	State:	form	Person:	m	f	m	f
singular	indefinite	יֶרַח	first	יַרְחִי		יַרְחֵנוּ
	definite	הַיֶּרַח	second	יַרְחֲךָ	יַרְחֵךְ	יַרְחֲכֶם	יַרְחֲכֶן
	construct	יֶרַח־	third	יַרְחוֹ	יַרְחָהּ	יַרְחָם	יַרְחָן
plural	indefinite	יְרָחִים	first	ירחיי / יְרָחַי		יְרָחֵינוּ
	definite	הַיְּרָחִים	second	יְרָחֶיךָ	ירחייך / יְרָחַיִךְ	יַרְחֵיכֶם	יַרְחֵיכֶן
	construct	יַרְחֵי־	third	יְרָחָיו	יְרָחֶיהָ	יַרְחֵיהֶם	יַרְחֵיהֶן

References

H3391 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
Klein, Ernest (1987), “יֶרַח”, in A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[2], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 264c
"ירח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

ירח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he

Anagrams

ריח