א־ג־ן

Hebrew

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Perhaps from Akkadian 𒌓𒅗𒁇 (UD.KA.BAR /⁠agannu⁠/).

Root

א־ג־ן • (ʾ-g-n)

1. Related to basins, bowls.

Derived terms

Hebrew terms belonging to the root א־ג־ן (0 c, 1 e)

Further reading

• “א־ג־ן” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
• A. Murtonen (1989) “ʾGN”, in Hebrew in Its West Semitic Setting, Part I, Section Bb, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 81
• Klein, Ernest (1987) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English‎^[1], Jerusalem: Carta, →ISBN, page 6