אגם

Hebrew

Root
א־ג־ם (ʾ-g-m)

Etymology

Borrowed into West Semitic from Akkadian 𒀀𒂵𒈬𒌝 (agammum), from Sumerian 𒀀𒂵𒄠 (agam). Compare Classical Syriac ܐܓܡܐ (ʾaḡmā, “marsh, swamp”) and Arabic أَجَمَة (ʔajama, “jungle, brushwood”).

Pronunciation

• (Biblical Hebrew) IPA^(key): /ʔaˈɣam/ (pre-consonantal), /ʔaˈɣamː/ (pre-vocalic)
• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /aˈɡam/

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Noun

אֲגַם • (agám) m (plural indefinite אֲגַמִּים)

1. lake, pool
2. swamp, marsh
3. reed, bulrush

Descendants

• → Arabic: أَغَمّ (ʔaḡamm, “shaggy, densely vegetated”) (possibly)

References

• H98 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “אגם” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language

Further reading

• אגם on the Hebrew Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^he