ארגז

Hebrew

Etymology

Root
ר־ג־ז (r-g-z)

Probably borrowed from Philistine.

Noun

אַרְגָּז • (argáz) m (plural indefinite ארגזים, singular construct אַרְגַּז־)

1. (Biblical Hebrew) box with golden gifts of the Philistines
2. (modern) crate, box

Derived terms

• ארגז חול
• ארגז חרב

Descendants

• Aramaic
  • → Jewish Babylonian Aramaic: רְגַזְתָּא (“chest, coffin”)
  • → Classical Syriac: ܪܳܓܽܘܙܬܳܐ (“sack”)
    • → Arabic: رجَازَة (“garment containing counterweight on a camel”)

References

• H712 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
• “ארגז” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language