לח

Hebrew

Root
ל־ח־ח (l-kh-kh)
2 terms

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /laχ/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

לַח • (lakh) (feminine לֶחָה, masculine plural לַחִים, feminine plural לַחוֹת)

  1. humid
  2. moist, damp
    • 1891, Ben Avigdor, אהבה וחובה [Love and Duty]‎[1]:
      המעון קטן וצר, רצפתו לחה, קירותיו שחורים ורטובים, תקרתו נמוכה.
      The small and narrow dwelling, its floor damp, its walls black and wet, its ceiling low.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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Pronunciation

Noun

לֵחַ • (léakh) m (no plural forms)

  1. moistness; saliva
  2. freshness, vitality
Declension
Declension of לֵחַ
isolated forms with possessive pronouns
Number: State: form Person: singular plural
m f m f
singular indefinite לֵחַ first לֵחִי לֵחֵנוּ
definite הַלֵּחַ second לֵחֲךָ לֵחֵךְ לֵחֲכֶם לֵחֲכֶן
construct לֵחַ־ third לֵחוֹ לֵחָהּ לֵחָם לֵחָן
Synonyms

References

  • “לח” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
  • "לח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
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