אגרוף

Hebrew

Etymology 1

Root
ג־ר־ף (g-r-p)
2 terms

From Biblical Hebrew גָּרַף (gɔráp̄, “to grasp; to sweep away”). Compare Arabic جَرَفَ (jarafa).

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /eɡˈʁof/

Noun

אגרוף / אֶגְרֹף • (egróf) m (plural indefinite אֶגְרוֹפִים)

1. fist
2. punch

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA^(key): /iɡˈʁuf/

Noun

אִגְרוּף • (igrúf) m

1. defective spelling of איגרוף.

References

• H106 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible