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אגוז

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Hebrew

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Root
א־ג־ז (ʾ-g-z)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Aramaic גּוֹזָא (gōzā), אמגוזא, from unattested Old Persian *angauza, see Old Armenian ընկոյզ (ənkoyz) for more.

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Noun

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אֱגוֹז ('egózm (plural indefinite אֱגוֹזִים, singular construct אֱגוֹז־)

  1. walnut
    • Tanach, Song of Songs 6:11, with translation of the Jewish Publication Society:
      אֶל־גִּנַּת אֱגוֹז יָרַדְתִּי, לִרְאוֹת בְּאִבֵּי הַנָּחַל; לִרְאוֹת הֲפָרְחָה הַגֶּפֶן, הֵנֵצוּ הָרִמֹּנִים.
      el-ginnát egóz yarádti, lir.ót bəibḗ han-náḥal; lir.ot hă-farḥá hag-géfen, henétsu ha-rimmoním.
      I went down into the garden of nuts, to look at the green plants of the valley; to see whether the vine budded, and the pomegranates were in flower.
  2. nut (hard-shelled seed)

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