מזרח
Hebrew
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /mizˈrɔːħ/
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /mizˈʁaχ/
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Noun
מִזְרָח • (mizrákh) m (singular construct מִזְרַח־) [pattern: מִקְטָל]
- east
- 1992, “תותים [Berries]”, Ze'ev Nechamah (lyrics), performed by Ethnix:
- אור עולה מן המזרח יום חדש הגיע
- Light rises from the east. A new day has come.
Declension
| isolated forms | with possessive pronouns | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number: | State: | form | Person: | singular | plural | ||
| m | f | m | f | ||||
| singular | indefinite | מִזְרָח | first | מִזְרָחִי | מִזְרָחֵנוּ | ||
| definite | הַמִּזְרָח | second | מִזְרָחֲךָ | מִזְרָחֵךְ | מִזְרַחֲכֶם | מִזְרַחֲכֶן | |
| construct | מִזְרַח־ | third | מִזְרָחוֹ | מִזְרָחָהּ | מִזְרָחָם | מִזְרָחָן | |
Synonyms
- קֶדֶם (kédem) (archaic)
Coordinate terms
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| צָפוֹן (tsafón) | ||
| מַעֲרָב (ma'aráv) | מִזְרָח (mizrakh) | |
| דָּרוֹם (daróm) |
Derived terms
- הַמִּזְרָח הַתִּיכוֹן (hamizrákh hatikhón)
- מִזְרָחִי (mizrakhí)
- מזרח תיכוני (mizrákh tikhoní)
- מִזְרַח טִימוֹר (mizrákh timór)
References
- H4217 in Strong, James (1979), Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- "מזרח" in the Noun Declension Tables of the Academy of Hebrew Language
Further reading
- מזרח on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia he
Yiddish
Alternative forms
- מיזרח (mizrekh)
Etymology
From Hebrew מִזְרָח (mizrákh).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɪzʁəχ/
Noun
מזרח • (mizrekh) m
Coordinate terms
compass points: [edit]
| צפֿון (tsofn) | ||
| מערבֿ (mayrev) | מזרח (mizrekh) | |
| דרום (dorem) |
Derived terms
- מיזרחדיק (mizrekhdik)